[TheForge] Brand new

[Stephen Viola]

I agree with Dan. I did exactly the same thing just a few weeks ago. I
spent the morning in the library searching for pictures of oak
leaves.. only to see a friend drag a real one into the forge, stuck to
his snowy shoe. After I finished kicking myself for being an idiot.. I
went outside, searched for the nicest complete leaf, traced it and
using the plasma cutter, churned out 20 leaves from 1mm sheet metal. I
heated the metal (supposedly to make it more plyable) and beat them
into shape, (veins, stems and all). I did infact have to make 2
punches to shape the sheet metal.. one for the thin veins and a more
rounded one to fill out the 'lobes'.
I suppose you could use stock but the effort needed to complete a leaf
does not justify the income it draws. Sheet metal is quicker, easier
and the result is quite life-like.

Stephen

On 11/18/05, Justin Fellenz <sunironworks at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Makes sense. I haven't made sheet leaves...never really thought it
> through. Thanks.
>
> JRF
>
> --- Dan Tull <dantull at numail.org> wrote:
>
> > In cutting out the stem area, leave it wide.
> > then you make a plane change by rolling that into a tube to represent
> > the
> > stem.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Brand new
> >
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > what do you mean by "rolling" the stem?
> >
> > JRF
> >
> > --- Dan Tull <dantull at numail.org> wrote:
> >
> > > My experience:
> > > Finding a leaf that you like, xerox, glue to sheet metal, and cut
> > out
> > > is too perfect and does not look good.
> > > We make two templates ( small, larger) of generic oak/ seven lobe/
> > > cut out ,
> > > and hand hammer it a little,
> > > vein, roll the stem, and mig to a stem. Add acorns and it's done.
> > > maple similar.
> > > Take an order for 200 and you will learn the best way for YOU to do
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Nathan Cox-Bien" <wingeddefeat at gmail.com>
> > > To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:05 PM
> > > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [TheForge] Brand new
> > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > --
> > > ~Nathan
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