Fold Forming

Master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain invented foldforming and demonstrates the technique in this video. Foldforming is a system of metalworking that...

Charles Lewton-Brain often hears about the difficulties novice blacksmiths encounter when using forging hammers for foldforming. See how he solves...

Line-folds offer a large area of exploration. In addition to the use of line-folds by themselves, it is valuable to...

Silicon carbide separating discs are superb for scoring metal for bending, particularly when the metal sheet is less than 4...

Scoring metal is incredibly important for custom jewelry construction. It enables you to reduce the number of parts in a...

This fold is an example of forging on the open side, and introduces how to use hardness dams in foldforming....

These are the jewelry-making tools you'll need for fold forming.

The act of contraction into repetitive wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves. When studying nature forms, corrugation is regularly seen...

The boat fold branch of T-folds is an interesting avenue. It permits you to have a curving, concave table, and...

This page describes the steps to making a basic wedge T-fold

This page describes the steps to using a table insert in a T-fold. A table insert is an object, or...

With a simple corrugation tool and basic metalsmithing skills, you can make these great earrings. The newest toy in my...

Rolled folds are folds which utilize the rolling mill and it's unique properties of equal, directional pressure on the plastic...

This article describes the steps to making a chased wedge T-fold. To begin with a loop is made from a...

Metal corrugation is a unique roll-formed process whereby a precise and specific repetitive surface pattern is achieved when processing thin...

Sheet Metal Tool Modification, Look for: WISS Hand Seamer (as LAST resort BRAMEC or VISE-GRIP) sheet metal bending tools and...

This article describes the steps to making a basic T-fold, one of the main categories of fold-forming. Numerous variations are...

One of the most intriguing, and fastest ways to make fold-forms are in the Rolled fold part of the system....

Fold-forming is a hand-working technique applied to single sheets of metal to create surfaces and three-dimensional forms quickly without soldering....

Standing in her forming studio, surrounded by hammers, stakes, and photo equipment, metalsmith Cynthia Eid is experiencing a moment of...

Creating interest and dimension in copper through forming, bending, hammering, texturing and flame coloring. by George Goehl

In 1979 and 80 I went to study at the Fachhochschule Gestaltung in Pforzheim West Germany at the suggestion of...

Expand your jewelry-making skills and give your pieces stunning dimension with the Rueger Fold technique that allows for several design...

this is a video featuring the fold forming process with Large Scaled non ferrous elements. THIS is my first video...

A Beads Baubles and Jewels project. Expand your jewelry-making skills and give your pieces stunning dimension with the Rueger Fold...