METEORIC PATREM MKII

Michel · 28th May 2008, 06:23 PM

Hi Lemmy,
you really did a nice job. The pendok, even with a thicker gage, is a challenge.
I just do not see how you managed to curl the pendok without letting any traces of your work. I took my old Metalsmith guide book, to try understand how you did this rising. The answer is : a hammer and a solid form against which the metal is bent. OK I would add some practice and a lot of patience. But how to get rid of the hammer strokes marks ? If the gauge is sufficient, may be the marks are not seen and the metal is nevertheless bend ?
Now about forging 27 odd pieces of different metal together is, at least a feat that I cannot realize. It looks very homogeneously done and gave your patrem a nice pamor which is , I guess, not planned. It just happened.
It is a ganjo iras, but you have marked the line of the ganjo. Is it the photo or is it the reality that the ganjo is widening downwards instead of the traditional way upwards ?
Is the ukiran in buffalo horn as well ? How did you find black buffalo horn in UK ?
Is the wronko made of two parts or did you manage to find a big piece of black buffalo horn ?
Many questions, Lemmy, just to let you know that I fully appreciate the work done. Congratulation
Regards
Michel

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28th May 2008, 06:23 PM	#12
Michel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 139	Hi Lemmy, you really did a nice job. The pendok, even with a thicker gage, is a challenge. I just do not see how you managed to curl the pendok without letting any traces of your work. I took my old Metalsmith guide book, to try understand how you did this rising. The answer is : a hammer and a solid form against which the metal is bent. OK I would add some practice and a lot of patience. But how to get rid of the hammer strokes marks ? If the gauge is sufficient, may be the marks are not seen and the metal is nevertheless bend ? Now about forging 27 odd pieces of different metal together is, at least a feat that I cannot realize. It looks very homogeneously done and gave your patrem a nice pamor which is , I guess, not planned. It just happened. It is a ganjo iras, but you have marked the line of the ganjo. Is it the photo or is it the reality that the ganjo is widening downwards instead of the traditional way upwards ? Is the ukiran in buffalo horn as well ? How did you find black buffalo horn in UK ? Is the wronko made of two parts or did you manage to find a big piece of black buffalo horn ? Many questions, Lemmy, just to let you know that I fully appreciate the work done. Congratulation Regards Michel