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jimr44 Posts: 2 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 07-16-2002 08:48 PM Can anyone direct me to any information about raising ie what tools are best, technique etc. Thanks in advance. IP: Logged
FredZ Posts: 1070 Registered: Jun 99	posted 07-16-2002 11:48 PM Raising is a wonderfully satisfying way of manipulating metal from a disk to a vessel.. The tools required depend on the skill of the smith.... For the beginner I would recommend using a steel hammer on a wooden stake... Unless you have an instructor I would recommend purchasing "Silversmithing" by William Seitz & Ruppert Feingold. It is the most thorough book on the process of raising. The hammers used are first a doming hammer used on the disk over a stump to slightly create a low domed disk. This makes it easier to begin the raising process. To begin raising courses you will use a crosspein hammer on a angled stake made of fruitwood or maple. Steel mushroom stakes are usefull to help bouge out the wrinkles caused by raising and to make the bowl shape more uniform... Finally you will use a planishing hammer over steel stakes to smooth the surface and help create a uniform thickness in the bowl walls. If you have the chance I recommend watching a skilled silversmith as he raises a bowl or any vessel. Colonial Williamsburg has created a fine film that shows the raising of a Coffee pot over a ten day period. Once you get into raising you will find yourself collecting more and more hammers and stakes to meet the needs of the items you wish to create. If you keep your design simple and only create variations of that design you can get away with using only a few set of tools. I have seen a smith raise a simple cup using only a animal legbone, a tree branch, and a stone... It is not the tool as much as the skill used. Good luck and feel free to continue asking. I will be glad to be of any help. IP: Logged
jimr44 Posts: 2 Registered: Jul 2002	posted 07-17-2002 05:12 AM Thanks for the info. basically what i'm wanting to do is work 16 to 12 ga steel plate, ie armouring and specifically helmets raised from a single sheet. A friend suggested talking to silversmiths as this is a process you would be very familiar with, any help is appreciated. IP: Logged
FredZ Posts: 1070 Registered: Jun 99	posted 08-22-2002 09:35 PM There are many who are taking on the making of armour for the SCA events. I have a freind in Maine who makes hammers and also makes armour. I believe Casting Specialties still makes rough castings of stakes and hammers used for teaching students how to finish castings. I am not certain of their location or how to get in touch with them... I suggest a Google search may yield some results... If I come across their address or phone number I will post it for you. They make a variety of T-stakes, Mushroom stakes and hammers that you could easily use in your work. Good luck. IP: Logged
FredZ Posts: 1070 Registered: Jun 99	posted 08-22-2002 10:47 PM Here is what I fpund on the web: My thanks to Charles Lewton Brain for the info. Casting Specialties, W 51 N 545 Struck Lane, Cedarburg, WIS 53012, (414-377-4361): Cast semi steel hammer set; unfinished (94.00), also set of T stakes, 8 for $130 and vertical set at $102. Can be hard to get hold of but I have a set and so do others. The price is right even if the service may be a little loose. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-26-2002 09:16 PM jimr44, Just curious - what are you making helmets for? Yours was just such an usual request and certainly an interesting thread. IP: Logged

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