[Jewelry making - Article 00979] - Re: [Orchid] Fold forming question

[Karen Bryan]

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    Thank you Charles and Joel for your help. 

    The piece I am working on is about thirty inches long and four and
    1/2 inches at the widest part. The copper metal is 20mm thick and I
    have it folded over). 

    I understand about the fold and not hammering on it and about
    hammering not more than 1/2 of the way out toward the open end.  I
    am sorry I do not know what a synclastic forging hammer peen looks
    like, the one I though I should use comes to a taper at one end but
    is not sharp enough to cut the metal and is about 14 mm wide, I do
    have another one that is bigger and more rounded but it is kind of
    squared at the end so I don't think this will work. I bought another
    hammer at a local welding shop that is tapered at the end and can be
    modified so it is not so sharp. Thanks again for everyone's help. 

Karen

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