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Shaping Panels**
I use to rough in a piece close to fitting the pattern and just wheel it to fit the pattern.The problem was I would spend forever on the wheel trying to get wheeled to the pattern.So I started spending more time in the roughing stage and getting it really close to the pattern.Then the problem was I was still spending to much time on the wheel.I wheel with pretty light pressure so a 1/8 inch of raising takes a lot of wheeling.Last night I shaped a panel and what I did was actually fit the panel to the pattern before ever using the wheel.I planished all of the walnuts out and just smoothed the panel out with a little dead blow hammer.
I actually think I could shape panels with out using an English wheel.It wouldn't come out as nice and it would take longer but it could be done. After I had the panel fitting the pattern,just using hammering and planishing.All I needed to do was smooth it out on the English wheel.I used very light pressure,the only problem that I had was there were very little ripples in the panel from where it was shrinked and stretched.they would wheel out really easy but I was already fitting the pattern.So what I did was,I took out my DA with 80 grit sand paper and sanded the ripples inside and out.Then went over it with 220 until the imperfections were gone.Then I wheeled it smooth.This is hard to explain I will try to take some pictures of it today. To me it seemed a lot easier. What do you guys do? _________________ Johnny Arial Quote:
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jhnarial I have full access to A p9 fully tooled and I don't use it yet.I think it is because it kinda intimidates me.I am now just getting the idea on how metal reacts with different methods of hand hammering.I think the best advice I have received is to learn how to use basic tools before trying to use any type of power hammers. I think the most important lesson to learn is how to shrink and stretch,learning how to make and read a pattern and understanding in and out of arrangement. These are things I practice on a regular basis.I still learn something new with every panel.Swinging this heavy hammer teaches you real quick on where to place your hammer blows.The more efficient you become the less you have to swing it. I have a large scrap bin,if I would have started with power hammers I am sure the bin would have been a lot bigger. _________________ Johnny Arial Quote:
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