Troll crosses are a great exercise in the fundamentals. Challenging and it'll teach you symmetry, bending, scrolling, and tapering all in one project. I think they are excellent projects for beginners to practice with.
Gets some basic drawing, tapering and scrolling principals honed. The first troll cross i forged came out perfectly. After that, i had trouble for a while. Just went to show me that i needed to remember to keep my basic principles in check.
I tried to make an oroboros, thinking, okay.. easy project to do... Yeah, a bit more difficult than anticipated. Very cool project, thank you for sharing this one.
I learned the hard way that they are more complex then they appear, I haven’t tried to make one in a long time but I think I’m ready for another attempt
You made that look pretty easy. Haven't made one yet but can see how it can be difficult. Hearts too are difficult for much the same reasons and I have forged my share of them. Good video, thanks for sharing your work.
I have been at it for a few days forging troll crosses, they are indeed much more complex to make than they look. Tonight i forged 2 small hooks to help with the crossing of the cross, ended up just using one and a hook jig and that helped alot. Great video btw :)
Troll crosses are a great exercise in the fundamentals. Challenging and it'll teach you symmetry, bending, scrolling, and tapering all in one project. I think they are excellent projects for beginners to practice with.
Kudos to you for showing the whole process. It can be a frustrating exercise in the pursuit of perfection and symmetry.
Gets some basic drawing, tapering and scrolling principals honed.
The first troll cross i forged came out perfectly. After that, i had trouble for a while. Just went to show me that i needed to remember to keep my basic principles in check.
I tried to make an oroboros, thinking, okay.. easy project to do... Yeah, a bit more difficult than anticipated.
Very cool project, thank you for sharing this one.
Very nice! They can be frustrating to make , but it's a great way to practice tapering and scrolling
It is 🙂
I learned the hard way that they are more complex then they appear, I haven’t tried to make one in a long time but I think I’m ready for another attempt
Sounds good 👍🙂
You made that look pretty easy. Haven't made one yet but can see how it can be difficult. Hearts too are difficult for much the same reasons and I have forged my share of them. Good video, thanks for sharing your work.
Thank you! Yes, that is true.
I have been at it for a few days forging troll crosses, they are indeed much more complex to make than they look. Tonight i forged 2 small hooks to help with the crossing of the cross, ended up just using one and a hook jig and that helped alot.
Great video btw :)
Awesome! Keep it up. Thanks!
..yep, you are right. Getting everything symmetrical is the key. i like you eye for detail...!
Thanks!
love this kind of video's !! its like a blacksmith courses.
Created in Sweden in the 1990's. I thought it was much older. I thought it had been invented in the 1970's.