Jeff Fetty's Artist Blacksmith Forge

Decorative Elements


Getting Started	Creating the Vines	Chandeliers & Sconces		Decorative Elements	Installation Dedication
The next parts to be made is the decorative cap that covers the bottom of the chandelier and the escutcheon plate which mounts the unit to the ceiling and covers the electrical box . After the initial shape is cut out, the decorative cap is heated in the forge and carefully shaped

Hammering into the swedge block
			The escutcheon plate is two pieces of plate steel join face to face and dished - first in the fly press then trued when still red hot. The plate has a threaded hole in the center for the vine-wrapped pendant.

Carving a decorative line			The preliminary shape is established on the fly press
			Jeff truing the escutcheon plate on a flat surface.

Applying the copper patina			A finished collection of escutcheon plates and decorative caps

Getting Started	Creating the Vines	Chandeliers & Sconces		Decorative Elements	Installation Dedication

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