How To Make A Rose Out Of Sheet Metal

The second layer is a 4 diameter split into 5 equal petals.

How to make a rose out of sheet metal. Then cut them out of the metal the same way you did out of paper. First thing you want to do when making a metal rose is make sure you have everything you will need to complete the project. Part one of a little series of doing a variation of making a rose. 2 score 4 5 circles into the metal in slightly different sizes with a spring divider.

With a sheet this size you can make a rose head that s roughly 4 6 inches 10 15 cm tall and 4 6 inches 10 15 cm wide. Instead of forging the sepals en forging the petals they are made of sheet metal. The fourth and fifth layer are 6 diameter with 6 equal sections. Only those things which you can find in your garage the link for downloading the petals drafts.

It will probably be easier to cut out each set of petals individually from the main sheet before cutting down the edges to finish them. Then the final leaf layer is 4 divided into 5 equal leaves. You may need to use your file to smooth out the edges if they turn out rougher than you would like. Slide your pieces on the rod if they decide to be difficult lay them on a socket and hit the stem with a hammer make sure your rod is not mushroomed or all you will do is dent your piece.

After all of your petals and sepal which is the leafy thing that hangs down from the bottom of a rose bud are cut out trace them onto your sheet metal with a sharpie. Grab a metal spring divider and press one of the pins into any point on your sheet metal. Once there all on make sure you have at least 1 2 to 1 of rod poking out then put it in a 1 4 socket and peen it out. The first and smallest layer or what will be the rose bud is 3 in diameter with 3 petals.