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03. The pattern was trace on paper, then cut out and traced on 16 gauge brass sheet.
02. The Dip-Seal coating has been spread out in order to make a two-dimensional pattern.
01. The first step was a clay model, which was dipped in hot Dip-Seal. The Dip-Seal coating was then cut and removed.
26. Finished
27. Finished
27. The finished piece.
26. Skipping to the finished piece, the last three segments have been fitted, and secured with one screw to the handle.
25. Those three segments silver-soldered to the handle.
24. Three of the segments silver-soldered together.
23. Five segments ready to go. The sixth segment had to be shaped differently and is not shown here.
22. Now the seam can be hammered closed, then silver-soldered.
21. Annealing again.
20. A little more tweaking of the shape.
19. Forming the rest of the way around on a steel tool.
18. Forcing the form with hammer and a special jig.