metal shaping at Cornfield Customs

[soltz]

You must know Harry Potter cause that stuff could only be done with magic

Great work how ever you do it

[earthman]

Just beautiful to see metal worked into shape like that.

[billy]

I don't pretend to understand what I just looked at.
But the finished product is beautiful.

[Perfectly Flaw'd]

Very cool.....

[MercuryMac]

CC, That's magic. I know magic when I see it.

[Flipper_1938]

Originally Posted by cornfield customs

power hammer

Must be nice to play with big tools. .....someday.


Thanks for sharing the pics.

[forbigpicture]

Very nice stuff there Cornfield,


so jealous.....

[cornfield customs]

thanks for the kind words guys. if there is anyone who wants to learn more about metal shaping, i do offer classes a few times a year. the next class is July 30 & 31

working on some handmade 30-31 coupe 1/4s





started making a 1 piece mini tubbed inner wheel wells for a model a coupe. these are nice since they are one piece with the inner, the lip, and the outer bead to repair the entire wheel well 1 shot

made a buck to repeat the part later



panel laid out



first set of shrinks on the hammer



second set of shrinks



third set of shrinks



after plannishing out the shrinks



then i had to stretch the flange back out

[cornfield customs]

then hammered in the outer bead than the fading step

[dutch]

awesome work
what kind of hammer are you using?