Thanks. Quite interested in art-oriented panel work
as well as for my vehicle projects. A finished piece in alloy or even sheet steel would be far more portable and durable than the same in stone and still more intrinsic to me than bronze.
I use pneumatic hand machines for all my carving. I only use diamond tools for sawing, rough stock removal and polishing when needed. Adapting my hand machines and making new hammer-headed chisels for metal flowing is coming along as time allows. I'm very familiar with model and pattern work for stone and art foundry use but look forward to learning more about developing patterns and forms that will work and stand up to use for hammer forming and metal flowing.
Been following Ron Fournier, Faye Butler, Steve Davis, Ron Covell, Kent White and Marcel &Luc de Lay for decades at this point. Got a British car/bike magazine back in 87(?) with Jay Leno's cobra in it, with article about making it in WI. That was quite an influence.
Immediate vehicle projects include items for my 67 428 Ford Galaxie, Moto Guzzi V7 Sport and Ducati 250 n/c Scrambler.
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