Show-Off and Tell

This week I am going to a semi regular event that my Smithing Tutor holds in the local pub near the studio. It's a chance for her pupils to display their work to the other pupils...we now call it 'Show-Off & Tell'.

I've had trouble selecting some pieces to take along, espcially as the teapot is so far away from completion.
Here is what I'm thinking of taking...I'd appreciate any comments... :)

 

A Lid.....Finally

Today, I finally embarked on the tricky job of cutting to form the lid of the tea pot. You may notice the addition of the mounting tubes for the handle which I did during the week.

The first part of the process is to mark out the lid using a combination of a scribe and saw.

and from head on;

With the shape scored out, the process becomes a long laborious process of going round and round the outline of the lid to gradually cut through.... This takes a long, long time....but here is the result;

Time to tidy up the ragged edges and work on the internal besel.

Back to Square One

I posted about this box some weeks back particularly about the hinges and getting them properly aligned. Then I decided to enamel the inside... This led to a few problems....with the hinge. Cutting a long story short, I had to rebuild the stand-off hinge from scratch and here is the result....