Penny Nosed Scroll

This is the guide to a penny nosed scroll,

a really intresting little scroll

we were tasked to do this week.

1. Use any kind of flat stock, alot easier to the penny end pieces. Round off the end of the stock so there is no sharp corners on the end.
2. Leaving about a square over the edge set down a transition point using hammer half on half off techinque, set down till the metal is square at the transition.
3. Round up the square going into the penny, it will make the next stages alot nicer so just spend abit of time making it look nice.
4. Using two pairs of any tongs, twist the penny end up so its facing up whn the bar is laid on the anvil.
5. Now your gonna start shaping up the penny. First you will be working on the back corner, quench the top half so it doesnt lose its shape during hammering, put it over the edge of the anvil and use glancing blows to put a curve along that back edge.
6. Bring the penny up now with the hammer till it is pretty much vertical up, it will be looking more oval at this point than circle but we will sort that.
7. Cool the tip again making sure its black, this helps get a nice upset at the bottom part while rounding the top, keep bringing that arm you have the stock in up and down changing angles for that hammer to hit. Should start looking alot more round.
8. There may be flat spots along it, this is a good part to get a ball pein hammer and just draw the metal out in that point and curve it back round.

To finish scroll it up, use the bick 

to put a postive bend in it first rather 

than over the anvil, you risk putting a flat in it.

I will try and get a picture up soon of

some of mine.