The parts to make a simple bottom V swage that will make the forming of the petal easy and will also be useful for other projects. It is 1-1/2 inches of 3/16 by 1-1/4 inch angle iron with all the edges and corners rounded slightly with a piece of 1/4 by 3/4 bent 180 degrees to fit the Hardy Hole.

The V swage arc welded together.

The V swage setting in the Hardy Hole ready to be used.

The two parts of the lilly, in this case a piece of 16 gauge material 3 inches square, and an 18 inch piece of 1/4 inch hot rolled round bar.

The piece of 16 gauge with the two outside corners rounded, and the cut off for attachment to the stem, the length of the bottom cut should be 1-1/2 times the circumfrence of the rod.

The rod welded to the petal in the middle of the bottom cut.

Working the bottom edge of the petal first with a cross-pein hammer, the far edge has been rolled some already, do not work so much of the first edge that you have to straighten some of it back out to get to the second edge.

Do this at a red heat to prevent putting hammer dings in
the petal.

What it should look like with the edges rolled and the center worked a little.

This is a 1 pound hammer with one flat face and one rounded face. If you do not have one you can round the face of a ball pein hammer of about 1 pound and polish it, it will come
in quite handy at times.

Use the flat face of the hammer to finish rolling the edges around, they should overlap some. Make sure to work the the bottom of the petal close around the stem, do not work all in one place, try to keep the edges as straight as possible.

Work the edges together on the horn of the anvil using the flat face of the hammer.

Using the horn of the anvil as a bottom fuller and the round face of the hammer to finish closing the base of the petal around the stem, this is done at a red heat.

The stem should also be aligned with the petal at this time and the stem straightened.

This is what the project should look like at this stage.

At a red heat, roll the edge of the petal over on the round edge of the anvil, but do not go all the way to the back, then do the other side the same way, using a round face hammer.

Using a cross pein hammer roll the the tip of the petal over the anvil horn.

Lightly hammer the stem to give texture if you wish.

Wire brush with steel wire brush to remove scale and while petal is at a black heat, highlite the edges of the petal with a brass wire brush both inside and out.

The finished Calla Lilly Candle cup.

This is a large Calla Lilly made from a 5 inch square piece, with a snub end scroll base for larger candles.

I hope you enjoyed this demo, the Lilly demoed took me approxiametly 15 to 20 minutes to make, including the V swage. – irnsrgn

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