The Bowl

The First step in creating the bowl was attaining a sheet of metal that could be used to form the bowl.

- The sharper the blade to cut the sheet of metal, the cleaner and safer the cut will be, making the process far easier.

- Once the sheet of metal was measured and cut using a scribe and ruler, the metal cutters were used to cut the smaller square. Using a compass, i was able to create a circle to the size of my liking so that the bowl could begin to take shape.

- Moreover, the circle was then cut out using the metal cutters and was ready to be worked on.


-A rough estimate of where the bowl should curve up was also drawn on using the scribe so that i was able to navigate where to hit the sheet.

-Using a mallet, as shown, the sheet was placed on a jig so that it could be hit with the sharp point of the mallet in order to "shrink" the sheet where it had been struck. This created a large fold where the sheet had been hit which was then repeated all the way around the circle sheet.


- After all this had been done, the mallet was turned around and the large smoother side was used to stretch the folds out. what this process does is it shrinks the metal as it is hit and forces it to expand as appose to the sharp part of the mallet which makes it shrink and grow.

-Once the metal sheet had gotten to a point that i was happy with, a flat head hammer paired with a solid metal round piece fixed to the bench was used to smooth out the bowl as it took shape.


-This was used so that all the bumps and imperfections can be smoothed out to create a more natural curve for the bowl and so that the finish can be as optimal as possible.

NOTE: when using this hammer it was important that the bowl was not struck heavily, but rather gently and with precision so that it didn't dent and damage the bowl.  

 - An English Wheel, found in the workshop, was used to smooth out and further create a cleaner finish on the bowl.
Note: it was important that whilst using the English Wheel that it was not over used as it could create damage to the bowl.


- Finally I used 1000p sand paper to further sand and create a effective and smooth finish. After doing this i wiped down the bowl and photographed it as shown.

NOTE: a way to test that it was even was that i created a wooden stint that was placed over the top of the bowl which enabled me to see how far of the ground the bowl was at certain points. This allowed me to sand down the high and low bits and create as neat and accurate finish as possible.



Throughout this whole process, PPE was used in the form of safety glasses, ear muffs and face masks.


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