Hammer Hunt

August 7, 2010

Right after my first session with Deb I asked for a basic list of hammers to purchase. The list was for a 400 g raising/forging hammer, a 200 g border/raising hammer, and a 100g , 200 g, and 400 g embossing/sinking hammer. These were my first 5 hammers, all by Peddinghaus. I have since added […]

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Learning Curve

July 24, 2010

Back in May/June when I had a session with Deb we discussed my next learning task – curves. I admit that I still have a way to go with getting the sides of my vessels symmetrical but one can’t just make vessels with straight sides for-ever. I think that in the OLD days, an apprentice […]

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What is your most valuable equipment?

July 21, 2010

We all have our favorite tools be they are hammers, torches, anvils; then there are the expensive ones such as rolling mills, and the like but would you think is your most valuable? How about your EYES? Over the past two months I have been to the optometrist 4 times and a retinologist twice with […]

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A Day in the Convection Oven and Meeting another ORCHIDIAN..

July 18, 2010

Summer has arrived full bore in Southern California. I call it convection oven factor verses wind chill factor because the temperature is over 100 F, the humidity is low and a wind is blowing. Not only do you cook but it sucks all moisture out of you! That being said, my friend Jean and I […]

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Captured Roman Glass – COMPLETED

July 13, 2010

Yah know, chasing Romans around the camp for their glass shards is hard work – all those swords, fires and smoke in your eyes, let alone hiding in the slaves tent is not what I would call a good time. That being said, I have posted more pictures and you can read about it at […]

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Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your glass…

July 12, 2010

Over a year ago, I bought some roman glass to use in some jewelry. It has been sitting in my stash box waiting for inspiration. On July 4th I worked at the San Diego Fair, again, but not for the Volunteers for Minerals. I worked for a friend who has a jewelry booth and he […]

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Day 4 complete and Day 5 in-progress

July 1, 2010

Yesterday I reworked the second half of the hammer – it was not “just right” – The entire process would have been much easier if I had a belt sander and removed the handle, actually the hammer would have been done the first day. But I did not have access to a sander here at […]

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Day 3 done and into Day 4

June 30, 2010

Wow, I am learning so much in the tools class. Yesterday I did get my liners hardened, cleaned and tempered. Then Val gave a lecture on making texture tools and after lunch everyone set off to make theirs. I on the other hand consulted with Val on modifing my hammer. I did not have to […]

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Day one is almost over

June 27, 2010

What a day so much information! We made our forges and pounded on tool steel. Now we are about to see a slide show of the instructors work. Gottoa go more tomorrow and the full story and pictues to follow when I get home on saturday

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Getting Ready for Metals Week

June 22, 2010

Saturday I am heading up to the mountains for Metals Week at the Idyllwild Summer Arts Program in Idyllwild California. For me, it will only be a little over an hour to drive there and I am ready to go now. The tool box is packed with all sorts of hack saws, hammers, sand paper, […]

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