Same here, I'd love to learn how to do that. I suspect thought that it means getting an English Wheel and hammers, and simply spending time at it.
FWIW, a buddy said that factory race teams embraced composite early one. Imagine the 100s of hours spent making replacment body panels on race cars, ones damaged in every race. Once a mold is made, making copies is a million times easier that pounding metal.
That said, there's something very attractive about metalwork like this, as it shows true craftsmanship at the "Nth" level. For some reason, composite doesn't do that. Of course, if the metal is painting, no one will know the difference.
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