Creative Metal Forming by Betty Helen Longhi and Cynthia Eid

Creative Metal Forming by Betty Helen Longhi and Cynthia Eid is the first comprehensive textbook dedicated to synclastic and anticlastic forming — two foundational contemporary metal forming disciplines. Spanning 253 hardcover pages and featuring hundreds of full-color photographs, this authoritative reference guides metalsmiths through three dozen hands-on exercises covering everything from basic forming concepts to advanced multi-shell construction.

Dedicated to the memory of Heikki Seppa, who introduced shell-forming concepts to the metalsmithing world, the authors deliver clear, detailed explanations that practitioners at every level can follow. As noted by renowned designer and metalsmith Michael Good in his foreword, Longhi and Eid have succeeded in assembling a reference that stands apart from anything previously published on these techniques.

Features

• First comprehensive textbook on synclastic and anticlastic forming
• Three dozen step-by-step exercises with hundreds of full-color photographs
• Covers terminology and techniques in precise, accessible detail
• Dedicated to Heikki Seppa, pioneer of shell-forming methodology
• Foreword by designer and metalsmith Michael Good
• Hardcover format — 253 pages

Chapter Contents

1. Getting Started – The Basics of Forming
2. Synclastic Forming
3. Anticlastic Forming
4. Spiculums
5. Transitions
6. Torquing
7. Multi-Shell
8. Foldforming
9. Raising

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