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Tips on Making a Leaf Die by Dave Mudge These pictures are BIG to show you detail. FrontPage says that the page should load in 85 seconds. |
| The blank starts as a 2"x2"x2". The circles represent 1/4" (or smaller) holes drilled through the blank. The majority of the cutting is done with a band saw. Some die grinder and air sander work is done to give final shape and round off ALL of the edges. |
| Here is a pretty good picture of the working die. The bottom (half in the picture) actually makes the face of the leaf. See the rounded edges and the bump will form the vein of the leaf. |
| A cut away of the leaf shows the rounded edges, the vein in the center of the face and the stem on back. |
| The stem is made by simply forging the end of the leaf into a tubular shape. |
| Forge down or band saw a long taper on the end of the leaf and give it a gentle swaying motion. |