This is part three of my cake slice project. Part one here and part two here.
I use my modified paper template (from part two) and stick it temporarily to my sheet of copper. Why copper? As this piece is for myself I want to keep the costs down. The final product will be silver plated. Of course I would prefer to work with silver as it is softer and easier to manipulate.
With the paper secured I then draw around the shape with a scriber. Once the shape of the cake slice is transferred onto the copper. I begin cutting it with my piercing frame. As the metal is quite thick I use a slightly heavier blade to avoid the blade breaking.
When I have finished cutting I then start filing the edges. The more accurate the cutting the less work I have filing. With this piece I want to curve all the edges slightly especially around the handle.
Now that I have my piece cut out and filed I can begin hammering and shaping. See you for Part 4!
Eileen, mind your hands. I saw huge potential for slippage type accidents at lots of stages here. The whole process is fascinating.
This whole project has been thoroughly interesting, look forward to seeing the finished product.