Spoon Forging Success!

Well, after my last experience I took a break and did a little research. I made another ingot that came out pretty good. Most of the problem was the stuff I used for the mold. Also not heating the steel mold enough when pouring. From what I hear others say sometimes the pour doesn’t alwayys work all of the time. Many variables can affect the ultimate success or failure . This time I was much more patient with the annealing process and it did make a big difference. I started to get some small cracks while I was thinning the bowl. I think with practice I can avoid that problem. Anyway I’m happy with the result…for now! I realize it isn’t tradional in shape but it is what it is. Right now I just happy I got a spoon out of it! If there are any smiths out there that have any suggestions i’d love to hear it. It works great though for eating ice cream! My 8year old gave it her seal of approval and claimed it for her own! Well that’s all for now. I will be making some more utensils soon.