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1. I started with a 10" disc of 16 gauge brass. Here it is after the first stage of raising.
The Finished Piece
The Finished Piece.
35. View of the underside, showing how the owl is attached, with two 4-40 stainless steel machine screws.
34. The branch silver-soldered into place.
33. I left this hole in the seam to receive a branch.
32. The seam silver-soldered, a lot of cleanup to do.
31. Bent all the way around, getting the seam closed up.
30. Bending it around on the flat of my raising stake.
29. Starting the hanger/perch. 28" of 18 gauge copper, cut to shape. Starting the bend on a maple block.
28. Attaching the two halves: I found that all I had to do was put some silver solder on either side at the tail end, and because of the way it fits at the top end, that's all it needs.
27. After a lot of tedious adjustment, I finally got the two halves to fit together properly. Now I have to figure out how to attach the two together, and what to do for a perch.
26. Drilling out the eyes.
25. making that indentation for the perch deeper, using the hydraulic press, a steel punch, and a polyurethane ball.
24. Using the new curved-beak stake to give the beak a tighter curve.