forging of steel or iron marbles for a kung fu school | The Business of Blacksmith | Forum

Met one of the neighbors of my shop yesterday, and one of his activities has to do with a kung fu school in Seattle.

Part of the training involves sticking one's hand into bowls of sand, then beans, and so on.

One of the later stages is a bowl of iron "pellets" (maybe sinker size, maybe marble size) - which they actually want to be rusty. (They're never sure what things are just tradition, and what things actually work better.)

Anybody know of a source for such things premade, or anybody local have time to make these things at a reasonable cost? If so let me know and I'll give him your contact info.

(I'm not sure what size, but I'm thinking something cut off of round bar, forged into a small egg shape, and then put in a vibratory bowl or polishing device to make finger friendly. Then sit outside in a bowl of water to rust!)