canthar Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Think I found a supplier for longer steel. Waiting to get all the details on pricing for having the 20' lengths cut down to size. The way I am seeing lengths right now is that around 5'-6' is nice for a good visual in regards to on stage bending. While a 3' or 4' is great for a smaller more artistic style piece that's easier to ship. Bending techniques are similar but different between the lengths neither being easier or harder than the other really (depends on the desired outcome from the bend). As people who know and understand what is involved with bending what would you rather see? Thanks for your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Eric Vining has a nice little book on scrolling as does Jedd Johnson. Length simply depends on what you want to make. What I would call "strength scrolls" are relatively short as you mention. "Artistic" scrolls on the other hands are much longer often using 10' to a full 20' section in one piece to allow for more complex twists and bends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 If you're looking for some guidance, like Chris mentioned, I teamed up with Bud Jeffries on a Steel Scrolling product a couple years back. Bud is phenomenal when it comes to scrolling. The stuff he bent that day BLEW ME AWAY. It's available in both digital and hard copy: http://thegripauthority.com/scrolling-dvd.htm We cover multiple techniques, both stage-style feats, and more personal project types of bends. A bunch of the stuff we bent is near the bottom of the page, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthar Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 I'll take a look @Jedd Johnson, thanks. Chris Schloek and I have been have phone conversations since SJ3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthar Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 I'm not really after guidance here either, it is appreciated though. What I really want to know is what people prefer to see, personal preference. I'm curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 No problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Just my Personal Preference. After making the "standard scroll shapes" with 4 -5 - 6 - 8' etc lengths I started going longer and "freestyle" - I found I enjoyed them much more. Making wine bottle holders and generally more artistic shapes is more fun than making a "fish" or a "fish with eye" over and over etc. But it's all good - thick hard bends just give a different satisfaction than smaller longer steel does. It's all good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthar Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thanks @climber511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcottrell Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Chris, did you mean Eric made a video instead of a book? Or is there a book out there? I tried google, but could not find the book thanks, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 29 minutes ago, richcottrell said: Chris, did you mean Eric made a video instead of a book? Or is there a book out there? I tried google, but could not find the book thanks, Rich His video came with a small booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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