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I tried my first reposse' attempt today. Boy was it ugly. I cut a "spaulder" from some super thin sheeting I have to do a lil practice. All I used was the pick on the back of my planishing hammer. I got the rough idea but its a damn ugly bit of work. I stopped when I pushed that thin stuff too far and it started ripping. Painted it up and added the lines for the details I was headed for before giving up.

[img]http://www.mysticmetals.net/goblinfront.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.mysticmetals.net/goblinpaint.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.mysticmetals.net/goblinleft.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.mysticmetals.net/goblinright.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.mysticmetals.net/goblinshoulder.jpg[/img]


[This message has been edited by Klangiron Skullthumpa (edited 03-31-2003).]

[This message has been edited by Klangiron Skullthumpa (edited 03-31-2003).]

I, uh . . . he's beautiful.

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Aye, lads & lasses.

Not a bad first effort at all! Seriously.

Steve

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

but better than my first attempt!

Hey, look at that! I think your metal-moving ability will not be a problem, we just have to come up with the proper pattern so it looks right in the end.

The main difficulty I see is of keeping a proper spaulder shape while applying the relief forming, and you seem to be doing that already pretty well.

With baby at T-9 days and counting, I don't think I can make a hammer in any time soon to help, but we can probably bang metal over at my place sometime.

Lu-shan

Hi Klang

Soon you will be pounding out skull faces. Yes?

Happy metal pounding.

Hal

I think I can get a better feel when I swap over to the 16 ga. I'm already planning on making some fine chisels for details and am thinking of going ahead and putting the forge together and try a bit of hot work for some of the basic shapes.

Already though of skulls Hal, just thought I'd try this in a baboon face in case I make a monkey out of myself.