[TheForge] Jig Saw Puzzle

[Bob Ehrenberger]

James;
I could probably get into something like that,  I already make a lot of 
bowls out of new sheet metal. A bowl made from scraps would be kind of like 
a steel basket.

On a side note, I sink my big bowls into a truck tire rim. Rims are round 
and have a smooth edge which won't damage the work.  They also come in 
several different sizes and are cheep from your local junk yard.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

Original Message:
I once (couple of years ago) took something like the waste parts you
mention here and made a fairly large, I don't remember exactly, maybe
12"x18"x4 or 5" deep
bowl for a table.  The parts were arranged, welded, all grinding, etc.
done, and formed into a bowl shape hot over a depression in a stump.
It turned out rather nice but I started just playing around.  Some lady
came by and paid $75 to 100 for it.  I think I wire brushed it and
applied some sort of sealer or
clear lacquer.  I don't remember if I had problems with it deforming
when shaping into a bowl or not, I probably did and that is why I did it
hot.

If you sit around and think "out of the box" you never know what you
will come up with.  Interesting.
James