How to make a fender with hand tools only...the Tommasini way
 

Peter Tommasini did an excellent photo essay on shaping a fender panel. It is really well done and clear. We decided to make it a sticky.

Peter also posted a youtube video of working on the same fender. Excellent stuff!

Admin
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________
This work was done with no machine of any kind apart from the English wheel where used to make that piece ..or the whole guard for that matter.

No shrinking or stretching machine :D
No bead rollers :D
No plenishing hammer :D
or any other machines ;)

Simply just a blocking hammer, stump, Sand bag
hammer and dolly, Slapper, pair of pliers (for the wheel arch edge) and a tuck fork, etc


I hope this short video will help someone just starting :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB2BDEXfd7Q

Here's some pictures, it might help you and save you some time in guessing. Follow the writing on the pictures and on the pattern and you should be right. The sequence should be from start to finish. Let me know how you go.

Cheers
Peter

Attachment 50021

Attachment 50022

Attachment 50023

Attachment 50024

Attachment 50025

Attachment 50026

Attachment 50027

Attachment 50028

Attachment 50029

Attachment 50030

Attachment 50031

Attachment 50032

Attachment 50033

Attachment 50034

Attachment 50035

Attachment 50036

Attachment 50037

Attachment 50038

Attachment 50039

Attachment 50040

Attachment 50041

Attachment 50042

Attachment 50043

Attachment 50044

Attachment 50045

Attachment 50046

Attachment 50047

Attachment 50048

Attachment 50049

Attachment 50050

Attachment 50051

Attachment 50052

Attachment 50053
https://youtu.be/FIoge_zNREo

I made another video showing the progress on my fender
And one of my problems with the tuck shrinking.

Here's some pictures, it might help you and save you some time in guessing. Follow the writing on the pictures and on the pattern and you should be right. The sequence should be from start to finish. Let me know how you go.


Cheers
Peter

Thanks for an excellent seminar Peter!

Simply ...............
love metalshaping, panel beating,... and teaching ;)
Peter

Nicely done for an 'old man'!:lol:

Thank you my friend. It is a well timed post. I am getting started on the Model A fender. Hope all is well in Oz, and am looking forward to your next visit.

Hang there for a minute;) (OLD MAN????? ) Yea.... you are right ..I am getting too old for this stuff... Every bone in my body hurts :eek: BUT.. I will retire... only when the bills are retiring :rolleyes:
Peter

I will teleport to the US next Year :p

Peter if you end up in my neck of the woods you've got a place to crash ;)

better keep the wife at work peter so u can retire

:-)

Thanks for posting an excellent tutorial.

Too late Dave she already retired, and she is NOT going back :eek:
Peter

Nice tutorial Peter,
Well explained, even I appreciated the refresher.

I might have to print it off and stick it on the walls for our next meet.:D