Skin For Object

For the draft skin, the shrinker was used to create the shape however due to the narrow area as it neared the top of the shape the shrinker was unable to replicate this shape. The shape did not fit easily into the shrinker, as well as the shrinker causing the aluminium to split. Hence for this reason and aesthetic purposes, since the shrinker leaves marks, it was chosen that the areas that needed to be shrunk would be shrunk by hand.

Shrinking using the tree stump, the ripple like shape at the edge of the circle replicate the folds and tucks of the shrinker.

The middle part of the circle stretched using the sand bag and tear dropped shaped hammer. The process of shrinker the edge and stretching the inner part continued until it remotely resembles a dome shapee.

Using the wedge like wooden hammer in a downward stroking motion curves the aluminium around the mould and in using a wooden hammer prevents dents in the surface of the aluminium.

The edges of the shape brought in further using the semi-sphere mould and slowly curving the aluminium around it.

Once the bottom dome like shape closely fits the skin of the object the upper 'neck' part of the shape if formed around a thinner tear drop like steel mould. Start by pulling the aluminium in to create the neck of the object then gradually create the reverse curve by hitting the aluminium at an angle against the mould.

Refined the reverse curve of the neck by using a arched thin mould.

Once the aluminium skin fits the object as close as possible, the surface of the aluminium is polished using a steel hammer, by gentle tapping the shaped against a steel surface.