The first of several posts showing canvases painted from life during a forging.
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| Painting a 'forging' at Wrought Artworks, Eveleigh Railway Workshops |
Open-die drop forging is also known as smith forging.
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Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 Enquiries about this painting |
In open-die forging, a hammer strikes and deforms the workpiece, which is placed on a stationary anvil.
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Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 Enquiries about this painting |
It's called 'Open-die forging' because the dies (the surfaces that are
in contact with the workpiece) don't enclose the workpiece, allowing it
to flow except where
its in contact.
The blacksmith must position the workpiece to get the desired shape. The die is usually flat, but some have a specially shaped surface which may be round, concave, or convex.
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Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 Open-die forging is used for art smithing and custom work.
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In this canvas Dave and Lok are working hot iron, which they have just taken out of the furnace.
They are shaping the iron into curved spikes for the grill of a decorative fence with the historic 'Massey' air hammer.
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Time for Safety
The slow return from the fire
The fire within
En plein air with street cred (sydney-eye.blogspot.com)