[TheForge] Re: Artist-Blacksmith

[Bill Roberts]

with all due respect, annealing isn't necessary........I have been  
able to forge it well beyond what I thought I would without it work  
hardening and splitting. Both aluminum and copper. My lil experiment  
grew out of the desire to forge something and not fire up the forge  
one HOT August.
There are some examples on my site in the sculpture section. fwiw.
bill
Bruce will you be at the shindig? Andy mentioned that you  
might ........:)
On Jun 12, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:

> Well, within limits aluminum can be used this way.  You do have to
> anneal, but you can quench it cold right out of the annealing oven and
> work it cold between annealing operations.

Bill Roberts
www.CustomDesignMetalArts.com