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Old 09-03-2009, 03:17 PM
David Gardiner David Gardiner is offline
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Tim, to draw a piece like you have shown, some parts would have to stretch and some shrink otherwise how does the metal take on the shape?.

You did not comment on what I said in my last post about, the edges puckering when a piece is hollowed out over a sandbag or stump. The fact that the edges pucker shows that the metal is deforming and not being drawn as you sugest it is. (if you take the whole hand forming process it can be compared to the drawing process in slow motion I think)

Glad to know that the names for the various dollies is the same there as they are here. Why do you not use the time honoured names for the various processes? I am sure you must have heard of bossing mallets and hollowing hammers, blocking hammers and dinging hammers ect.
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