Make Sheet Metal Leaves

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Make sheet metal leaves.

Follow these clear instructions to begin the craft of metalsmithing and add a creative flare to your blacksmithing projects. The metal is so soft i used my crafting scissors to cut the cans. Step by step instructions step 1 print out the leaf you choose and resize to your liking and to the plate you will be using step 2 cover entire leaf with sunshine yellow alcohol inks then follow with sunset orange and lettuce applied on the. Watch this instructional blacksmithing video to forge different types of steel leaves.

I have a piece of bedframe metal with a bevel ground along one edge. Grab a metal spring divider and. After the paint dried i flipped. First decide on the leaf shape draw it onto the metal and pierce out the basic shape the using a straight line punch and a lead block tap in a central vein.

The with a shaped hammer start shaping the first half side of the leaf from it s rear hammering alongside the hump of the central vein. The sheet metal shaping is totally free form and there isn t a right way to do anything so i m doing my best to explain it below. The inks dry fast. Making metal leaves step 1.

Then to hide the soda labels i spray painted the back sides. Forge steel leaves by hand or with an air hammer. Diy metal leaves cutting. Put on cut resistant gloves and.

Cutting the petals 1. Here you see an anodized aluminum bracelet that has been flattened and cut. You can use steel to make your rose but you can. To get flat pieces first remove the top.

Folding creasing the metal for folding. Pick up a 24 by 36 in 61 by 91 cm metal sheet that s 0 5 mm thick. Score 4 5 circles into the metal in slightly different sizes with a spring divider. Here you can see the.

Step 3 bend leaf slightly in half vertically.