Notes on life, art, photography and technology, by a Danish dropout bohemian. When you drink the water, remember the river.
"(I wonder how they produced metal sheets to such smooth curves back then.)"Lay the sheet over a wooden form and slowly hammer it to shape. Very much a handmade process, but how a lot of high end auto bodies were made.
I suspected so. A process for the careful and patient craftsman!
Now, that's a car... :-)Thanks
"(I wonder how they produced metal sheets to such smooth curves back then.)"
ReplyDeleteLay the sheet over a wooden form and slowly hammer it to shape. Very much a handmade process, but how a lot of high end auto bodies were made.
I suspected so. A process for the careful and patient craftsman!
ReplyDeleteNow, that's a car... :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks