Thomas Surmon - BEIL0014

The Blister The blister was made by sandwiching the metal between CNC-cut templates, bolting them all together and then hammering out the template shape to create this blister-like form. In order to form a distinct shape i had to make a corking tool and sand it down to get a shape that would fit the edge nicely, so i could hammer it out.

The Tray To create the tray, a rectangle of aluminum was sandwiched between two wooden templates in a vice, leaving a 1 cm overlap of the template. This was then hammered into shape around the template. The sides were fairly straight forward, however i found creating the trays corners fairly challenging and had to continuously remove the tray from the template to hammer out potential folds and remove excess material as the corners stretched upward, shrinking into shape.   

The Torus The torus, otherwise known as a reverse curve is created when a form curves in two opposite directions, similar to the form of the inside of a doughnut.  To create this form i used a stump and a nylon mallet, holding the metal bent around the stump and gently and gradually hammering the reverse curve into shape.