Forging Wire The process of shaping metal primarily through the use of a hammer. Most nonferrous metals can be forged at room temperature.

Student Examples-Bracelets and Earring Sets

Student Examples

Tools Wire Cutters Round Nose Pliers Chain Nose PliersBench block and chasing hammer Needle FIles

A Spiral, River Path, and Square Spiral Wire being formed and flattened

Tips-Things to Remember The biggest thing here is to hit only the wire and not the bench block with each stroke, because you can easily make dings in your bench block. The hammer will ding it, but the wire will not. If you are using a mandrel or anvil the same applies; you want to hit the wire not the surface under your wire. The second most important thing is to not hit your finger. It is hard to express in printable words just how much it hurts when you “hammer” the fingers holding the wire in place.