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Ok, sorry, right now no pics. but I was sitting here at my computer earlyer today and I thought, I wish I had the metal to make something

I really only do Maille, so the plate metal is rare for me..

well, it hit me... I looked over at the case of my old computer... and yes the metal outside is thin enough to be cut with my wiss M5 bull dogs

so I have been working on this spaulder, and if it works, I will make a matching on for the other side,

the cop dishing took some time, I already had the stumps and all but I had never dished anything other than an alum can... so it was crazy.

I'll get some pics up as soon as I can.

~Casey

I would like to see it!

il show you mine too soon

I just hope you did not take the part where it says: Appl... or Microso.. on it... it would make weird spaulders

Durame

there are some pics

~Casey

That is just Too funny But cool

That is fantastically cool, Keep going with it!!

As you've probably seen by now, it's best to use a hammer not with the tight curvature of a ball pein hammer, but a larger, gentler radius such as rounding the flat face of a ball-pein hammer some, for dishing or for raising, though in raising a piece down over a suitably shaped form, a rectangular hammer face lends better control than a circular one.

For the planishing you'll want to do (which will take quite a bit longer than the dishing!), either an 8-oz ball pein with a nice smooth face (no scars, gouges, or visible marks, and if the hammer face is a near-mirror finish, so much the better) or a similarly tidy auto body hammer will be needed. Planishing is where a ball or mushroom stake comes in handy.

Konstintine, I know, for the raising I have a hammer with a square head that is kinda rounded, and then for the planising I have a meat tenderiser that the spikes were gound flat.

but thanks!

here is the finished.





thanks
Casey

Pretty cool. You're in the zone, if it's only a temp assembly for the pic you might give it one more pass with the ball down the inside center (long axis) followed by more planishing. That'd give the center more bulge and bring down the upper and lower edges to match the curve of your shoulder as well. A computer case and a meat tenderizer! I love it

thanks for the comments guys!!!

I might take her a part and put better straps and everything on it, just so you know, I followed the arador bassic hammeringfor beginers... good basic tut, very easy to follow!

~Casey