Scottie, welcome to the site. I'm flattered you've been eyeing my work, but think you'll find once you look around here that there's some folks that far exceed my abilities. I'm here to hone my skills as well, so I think you'll definitely learn what you need to work on your project. Something else that may be of interest to you is to check your area for any regional meets, look under the events forum. We just had one this past weekend in Northern Virginia, with about 30+ people in attendance, with demos on metalshaping and leading body seams. There are also members who have put together some instructional videos. David Gardiner (look at his link a couple posts up ^^) sells a video that shows how to accomplish quite a bit with mere hand tools. It's 2-1/2 hours long, and well worth the expense to put you on the right track.
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