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Hand Planishing
Rough, lumpy and bashed.
Brass, old, varying thickness .040" to .055" - 1.mm to 1.4mm Hand tools are few, simple : small hammer, deep reach hammer, track dolly, Marlin spike - 12in. Good lighting. Comfortable working position. P1130023 German dive helm.jpg P1130036 planishing German helm.jpg German helm_ planished.jpg Sometimes you never know what is under the lumps and bashes, nicks and gouges ... and patina: P1130020 french dive helm.jpg P1130022 French d. helm.jpg P1130067 French helm, planish tools.jpg P1130078 French, hammered courses, factory marks.jpg 1800's French "bowl mfg" hammered in "courses" - linear strikes circumferential, heavier at outer edge and going lighter to center. Cool Workmanship to find when restoring old metal components. And then again, sometimes I can use a sensitively adjustable machine to do the delicate work ... P1010323 old dive helm.jpg P1010380 old dive helm in machine.jpg P1010361 copy.jpg P1010618 old helm machine planished.jpg (This customer is extremely particular about his collection. "NO MARKS CAN BE ADDED!) -end-
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Man, I love those old tool marks. Great work servicing the helmets without disturbing the patina.
The only old tool marks I've studied on a deep sea helmet are on this life sized full round portrait statue of Herman Wolter in Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, PA...
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Loved seeing how that came up.
Well done indeed!
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Workmanship
That old work was a cool find.
Sometimes I wish allmetalshaping had a like button...
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John
You can rate the thread from 1 star to 5 stars, top right hand side. Cheers Phil
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Old dog, new tricks
Thanks Phil
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I would love to get your 3500 machine with all the goodies. The last place I worked at had one and I miss using it. Some day.....
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