BEIL0014-QianhongHe

Step 1:    Make the  Hammer Forming Buck with scrap timber. Step 2:    Mark out the aluminum sheet with the decided dimensions. Step 3:  Step 3:  Clamp the aluminum piece with 2  Hammer Forming Bucks Be careful with the four cornors Finished Join with another

Step1:  Shrinking the center strip During some shrinking, it starts show something. step 2: finished shrinking, start use planishing hammer to get reverse curves. seems good. Step 3: use English Wheel to smoothen the surface. Finished Finished, all good.

During this week, I finished the bowl, it is amazing and very interesting. I feel a little bit tired now~ Step 1, Laser cutting &  Preparing the material : use the template to draw circles on the aluminum sheet, these circles will help me for future shrinking and stretching. Step 2, Shrinking and Stretching: by using the melee hammer,sandbag/ mod, down slowly to make the edge of the bowl. During the  Shrinking and Stretching, it is a very tired step,  Step 3, Planishing Test the radius and finish! I used 155°, and seems very good.

During week1's tour, I visited most equipment in lab. It is impressive!