Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild meeting June 13, 2009 at Dale Morse
shop.
Dale Morse was the featured demonstrator showing the making of leaves.
Afterwards everybody got the chance to forge their own leaves.
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Dale providing details of the days events to take place. |
Dale looking over the forged leaf shape. |
Dale folding the leaf over to make a recessed vein. |
After heating the leaf is split with a chisel to open it up (the picture
shows it after it has cooled, this should be done while hot. |
Opening up the leaf some more. |
Dale showing the finished leaf. |
Dale providing details of the days events to take place.
Dale looking over the forged leaf shape.
Dale folding the leaf over to make a recessed vein.
After heating the leaf is split with a chisel to open it up (the picture
shows it after it has cooled, this should be done while hot.
Opening up the leaf some more.
Dale showing the finished leaf.