Metal shaping

Read on as we show you some basic techniques you can use to reshape and shape your metals from the comfort of your own home with basic metal-shaping handtools. Only at www.hotrod.com, the official website for Hot Rod Magazine.

A Field Trip to Primitive Precision Metalcraft I’m obsessed with these cleavers. Made in Minneapolis from scavenged metal, they are one-of-a-kind usable works of art. Hans Early-Nelson happened to be crafting a cleaver for a very special friend and food-lover, Anthony Bourdain, so we took a trip to his blacksmithing workshop to check out the… Read More →

The Pelican low coffee table by German furniture designer Deniz Aktay is an interesting design that impresses us with its art and creativity. Pelican evokes memories of art sculptures as it is created using a single piece of metal stripe. It appears somewhat inspired by the color of the Pelican’s beak. The metal stripe is artfully bent in an hourglass-like shape at the bottom which stands stably on the ground without any additional support.

Most frequently, expensive sheet metal bending tools, called brakes, are used to bend sheet metal

The lathe machine is simply an impressive piece of equipment thanks to its different parts that work well together. Continue reading below to know more about the parts and functions of a lathe machine.

Skull bullets

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Lee Walsh is a UK-based designer who creates refined and elevated homewares that focus on one central theme, "Form Follows Construction."