How do I Roll or Bend Ornamental Iron Scrolls?

Bending With a Torch

1). Place the iron rod into the mounted vise or hold with blacksmith togs.
2). Apply heat from an oxyacetylene torch or propane torch until the iron glows a red-orange color.
3). Lay the hot iron on an anvil and strike the cool end with a blacksmith hammer to create a turn or angle. You can also heat the bending point while the iron is securely in the vise, grip the end of the iron rod with vise grips and pull into the appropriate direction to bend. Place iron-bending forms on the anvil to produce various shapes and bends while tapping the heated iron with a blacksmith hammer.

1). Place the iron rod into a vise that mounts on a sturdy worktable or workbench.
2). Close the vice to tightly secure the iron in position.
3). Place a forming jig next to the piece of iron. A forming jig is tool that iron bends around to form into a scroll or bent shape. Forms, also known as iron benders, come in various shapes and sizes.
4). Grip the top of the iron with vise grips and drag it around the forming jig to make a scroll or bend. Produce iron twists by slipping a specialized twisting tool over the iron and turning it in either direction. Twisting tools are metal pieces with a cutout in the center that fits over the iron rod.