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[Jerry Frost]

Welcome aboard Nathan.

I haven't gotten around to making maple, oak, etc. leaves myself but have 
given it some thought.

Simple method would be to cut the leaf outline from sheet and detail as you 
like.

Less simple method would be to start with rectangular stock and fuller into 
the end before drawing a flat taper. This will yield "lobes" between the 
fullers. Properly placed the lobes will be formable into the leaf's lobes.

Even less simple method would be to weld up the leaf billet then forge the 
details. Using either short pieces equaling the number of desired leaf lobes 
welded to a central piece. Or folding and welding a single length to make 
the desired lobes.

Those are my musings.

About your E-mail address. . . Winged-defeat?

No matter.

Welcome again.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Nathan Cox-Bien" <wingeddefeat at gmail.com>


Hello all,

I just joined the list, and I wanted to say hello to anybody who was
listening.

Now that's over with, can anybody give me some advice on doing a maple or
oak leaf? I assume they're the same in principle, but I am uncertain how I
should set up the piece of stock to get the right shape. Should I bend a
piece of 1/4" in the shape of the leaf and then pound it out, or should I
split the end of a larger piece of steel? I am a relative novice, but I've
done other, simpler leaves before (morning glory leaves, ginko leaves, etc),
so I'm not COMPLETELY clueless. I think.

Thanks in advance.

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~Nathan