16 Livro Fimo 16
- 1. Fun with Fimo Dan Maragni Lee Jones New England Bladesmiths’ Guild Sixteenth Annual Bladesmithing Seminar September 19 - 21, 1997 Ashokan Field Campus Copyright © 1997 by Dan Maragni
- 2. Patterns created by deforming and subsequently grinding laminated sheet Die formed ladder pattern Die formed raindrop pattern -2-
- 3. Variations based on a “checkerboard” cross-section Checkerboard cross section with edges rounded Taper ground single direction twist Alternating twist - outside surface view Alternating twist - step ground view -3-
- 4. Variations based upon Twisted Rods Cross section with edges rounded formed from six rods Single direction twist - outside view Single direction twist - step ground view Composite of four alternately twisted rods - outside view Composite of four alternately twisted rods - step ground view -4-
- 5. Variations based upon twisted billets Seven layer billet with black representing steel and white representing iron. Composite of four alternately twisted billets - step ground view Composite of four alternately twisted billets outside (above) and ground view (below) -5-
- 6. Sword Blade Segments Composite of four alternately twisted rod stacks - fuller forged (above) and ground (below) Composite of 4 alternately twisted billets (each of 7 elements) ground (left) and fuller forged (right) -6-
- 7. Sword Segments ABOVE: Composite of 4 alternately twisted billets (each of 28 elements) ground (above) and fuller forged (below). RIGHT: Composite of 4 alternately twisted and interrupted billets (each of 20 elements) ground (above) and fuller forged (below) . -7-