Repoussé XI: Wood Forming and Misc. Tools for Repoussé

This is s continuing series, consisting of the writings of French repoussé master Nahum Hersom.
I have transcribed exactly as Nahum had written, unless indicated by ((double parenthesis)).
I photocopied his 8-1/2″ x 14″ workbook at a Kinko’s in Boise, Idaho in 1994.  Unfortunately, some of the information is missing, as the copy “runs off the page”.  As my scannercan only scan 8-1/2″ x 11″ pages, I have split the pages into two parts, i.e., 1A + 1B, 2A + 2B, etc.
There is no typed verbiage to accompany the following copied images.

Wood Forming  and Misc.Tools for Repoussé

Miscellaneous Repoussé Tools 

((My two cents worth on making wood tools:  I have found that laminating wood together, by gluing several smaller pieces together, helps to prevent cracking, as opposing grains keep the neighboring piece(s) from readily cracking.  I also drill a hole through the wood, then glue and insert a wood dowel  of the same diameter as the hole.  Sometimes I’ll add two or three dowels at different levels. This also helps to keep the wood tool from cracking.  DN))

((End of this Section))

2 comments to “Repoussé XI: Wood Forming and Misc. Tools for Repoussé”

You can leave a reply or Trackback this post.
  1. Eric Stengel - February 13, 2015 Reply

    This is amazing information. I love it.
    Sent from my iPhone
    >

  2. Alan Meyer - March 28, 2017 Reply

    Nice variation of text in blog. I especially liked the b/w photos that a student took. When can I take a class from you?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.Email address is required.

three + 12 =