I'm taking a metals class on forging and fusing. The process of annealing (heating) a piece of metal, cooling it and then forging it (working with it by hand forming, twisting and hammering on an anvil or other hard metal until it becomes hard again.) This process can be repeated on the same piece of metal many times. Up to this point, I've only cold forged my pieces. This is the next logical step in my jewelry journey and it feels right!
Pictured is my first attempt on a piece of 10 gauge wire. There is still work to be done - hammering out some of the rough spots and polishing it - but I think it wants to be a hair ornament... we'll see.
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