6 Roses

I cut 54 inches of this wire into 9" lengths

I flattened them out using a big carpenters hammer on a Kevin Potter round jewelers anvil

My favorite hammer.  I'm like a guitarist. I gave to talk about the. Instrument. This is a flat peen hammer designed by Jewelry artist, Michael Goode and manufactured by his neighbor in Maine, Bill Fretz. I met Bill.  Nice guy. Great tools several more are on my list. 

1st course finished. Next step is to heat up the metal to about 1200 degrees then drop it in water to cool it down real fast. That will loosen up the molecules and make these strips like clay again, ready for a second course.  

I'm going to make 6 Rearview Mirror hangers with Swarovski crystal  

Progress On Spring 2017

I'm doing a series of torches using the techniques of chasing and repousee

The first one is the Torch of Liberty  

Next to it is the Torch of Truth after first having the general form repoused out 

Shown after the first course of chasing down the details along with a set of copper discs that are punched out in preparation to becoming roses  

After the second course of hammering on the Torch the details are coming out. Roses appear on thevearrings after their first course.  

Shaping up, ready for the third course.  

What it looks like today.