Metal Flowers

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Forged metal lilies and a rose in a copper vase. (Flowers and vase by Dick Carlson)

Dick Carlson demonstrates how he crafts a metal rose.

How Dick makes a rose from a single strip of metal.

The stem of this metal rose is curled to form a base. Rose and stem are all forged from one piece (not welded).

A more elaborate forged metal rose.