I just wanted to post some the progress that I made from last class. I am almost ready to solder on my spout. I used a rubber abrasive wheel to clean up my seams on the ferrule. I have a few of these I can donate to the cause. Please use them sparingly (You may need to place an order or go to Contenti to order more).
To explain my steps. First I marked and sanded my spout flat using the belt sander and disc sander. Once it was flat I started shaping it using a stake and a rubber mallet. I then formed the bottom of the spout on a dapping punch to give it a belly. I then started grinding back the spot to fit the curve of my pot. I then cut the spout to length and beveled the lip of the spout to be parallel with the edge of my rim. I cleaned up all the solder with a file and then a rubber wheel. Once it was finished I laid out where it will fit on the pot, traced it's location and started drilling my holes. Once you have drilled your holes you are committed to the spouts location. I will solder it on in class.
Today we will be going over:
- Soldering on your spout
- Fabricating and soldering on a rim
- Riveting on your handle
- Spoons - Polished/finished/planished finalized
- Bowls - Polished/finished/planished finalized
- Pitcher and cup - Polished/finished/planished/handle/spout and possibly a rim?
- Sketchbooks - 50 pages (or supplemental material/blog link, photos etc. links should be emailed (this includes pinterest boards, flickr etc)
- Hammers - both your forging hammer and your raising hammer from your kit should be dressed/finished
- Models - if you have them
- Photograph your work!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment