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Engagement Rose by ~WestEnder:iconWestEnder:

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©2009 ~WestEnder
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This is the forged rose I used to propose to my wife last year. It's forged out of stainless steel. My first forged item. Hopefully I'll have time to do some more metal work here soon.

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~daniXhidan May 13, 2009, 3:41:12 PM
sweet i luv black roses!
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~WestEnder May 13, 2009, 3:50:06 PM
Thanks. I tried sandblasting it and running the petals through a tumbler for some color. Each process looked like I took silver Krylon to it though. So in the end I left it the worked metal look. To be honest it's not quite as dark as it shows up in this picture, but it's shiny in the least.

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The Optomist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; And the Pessimist fears this is true.
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*veganmarine May 13, 2009, 4:16:08 PM
Kickass!

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~WestEnder May 13, 2009, 4:44:10 PM
Thanks. I love to work with metal, but time, equipment, and space all make it a bit hard right now.

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The Optomist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; And the Pessimist fears this is true.
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~daniXhidan May 13, 2009, 5:42:16 PM
oh....i like black roses hehe so dark works for me =)
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*veganmarine May 14, 2009, 3:47:19 AM
Looks to me that you're pretty good at it.

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Diagnosed schizophrenic-like psychotic disorder. I might be in a reality different from yours, so please don't get angry at me for it, I don't know which to believe.
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~alzlon Aug 24, 2009, 8:22:04 PM
very nice. the only thng i would say is to creas the leaves down the midle. beyond that its a very nice rose.
i dont know if thers a black smith guild in nebrask or how close their meets are, but you should defenetly look into it. i know most of my local guld members would be glad to let a beginer come over and play around on their forge.
you should go to the ABANA web site to find out more.
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~WestEnder Aug 25, 2009, 5:26:26 PM
Thanks. Yeah, I tried once to put a crease down the leaf and messed it up the first time, so I chickened out and cleaned it up. It was my first time messing around with hammer and anvil. Not sure if it's true forged or not. I forged all the pieces individually, welding one around the next. It was part of "individual work" when I was getting my welding degree. Thanks a lot for letting me know about the ABANA website. Looks like a lot of great info on there. I'm going to try to set up a place to work, but right now funds are low. Nothing like working over an anvil though.

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The Optomist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; And the Pessimist fears this is true.
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