The beauty of metal

Over the last couple of weeks I have been back into hammering metal big time - well small pieces but a lot of them.

Yesterday I delivered another bunch of ladles to Maleny Additions in the main street of Maleny - they sell my ladles and leaf spoons. As hand crafted gifts they appear to be in demand. All the ladles and leaf spoons are made from recycled silver plate over EPNS or copper. Handles are made from recycled wire, old soldering irons and new brass rod (have not been able to source much brass rod to recycle yet).

©2013 Barry Smith - a cluster of ladles

One of the ladles did not make it out of the house as Fiona said it was about time we had one of my ladles; and she was keen on the one below.

©2013 Barry Smith - Fiona's ladle

©2013 Barry Smith - Fiona's ladle

Some closer photos of the other ladles that did make it to Maleny Additions follow.

©2013 Barry Smith - shallow bowl ladle with copper twist handle

©2013 Barry Smith - Bach of shallow bowl ladle with copper twist handle riveted

©2013 Barry Smith - shallow bowl ladle with brass rod handle

©2013 Barry Smith - Back of shallow bowl ladle with brass rod handle

©2013 Barry Smith - Deeper bowl ladle with brass rod handle

©2013 Barry Smith - Tiny bowl ladle with brass rod handle 

©2013 Barry Smith - Deeper bowl ladle with brass rod handle - triangle end

And a few photos of some bowls in the rough or in progress. As you can see from the photo I tend to progress bowls in groups - efficient but a little hard on the forearm and wrist.

©2013 Barry Smith - Heap of bowls on the annealing table

©2013 Barry Smith - Brass and copper bowls ready for polishing

©2013 Barry Smith - Trio of slier plated EPNS bowls on the annealing table

More hammering to be done to finish the bowls off; and then polishing of course.