Quote Originally Posted by rendoman View Post
I would really try to build something with beater bag and the conical hammer. I think it's really an art that requires lot patience and hand to achive good results. I should have some thick leather to use, I would probably try to build one!
Trust me friend it is not all about the bag. depending on the shape you are trying to achieve you will want a selection of hammers with various shaped faces, a couple different sized dead blow with interchangeable faces, both soft and hard, that you can shape to your desires is helpful, and depending on the size of the cavity in the shape you may want to begin moving the metal around from the outside in. you will also want to have a convex shaped anvil and a really good planishing hammer with a hard polished face. I've made the tins and tanks for motorcycles in the past a couple of my favorites were tear drop and peanut shaped with golf ball dimples and pimple protrusions made out of aluminum