Production number 1

I have called this post Production number 1 as I intend to do two posts on the heap of product that I was asked to do this week. On our return from Scotland Maleny Additions told me I better get my skates on as they had all but run out of stock. So I needed to make: ladles, Leaf Tea Caddy Spoons, Leafspoons and Leaf Pate Knives.

©2018 Barry Smith - Quite the production line?

This post is about ladles and pate knives and a few peace leaves for good measure.

First a few images of ladles in the making and ready for market.

©2018 Barry Smith - Riveting the copper and brass rod handles to the hammered ladle bowls

©2018 Barry Smith - All riveted and ready for last grind of the rivets and then a final polish

©2018 Barry Smith - Shiny - tagged and ready for market

Pate knives never look good to start with but in the end they shine up well.

©2018 Barry Smith - Pate knives start with a flat leaf form

©2018 Barry Smith - Bend in the vice after forming the leaf

©2018 Barry Smith - Hammer and formed and ready for grind and polish

©2018 Barry Smith - Tagged for Maleny Additions - thanks to Fiona for all the hand made swing tags

I always like to have a bit of a stash of peace lives on hand to give away.

©2018 Barry Smith - Peace

One of the things I learnt in doing all the leaf form things together is just how different the sequencing is for each design.  I'm thinking of doing a blurb type book on the different processes; and I will add a few observations into the next post.