Home / Recent Work / Upton O'Good, 2017, Brass and Wood, 7.5" x 15" x 3.5" / Upton O'Good, how it was made 29
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1. Starting out with a clay model, to make a pattern for the blank of flat sheet of brass.
2. The clay model has been dipped in hot liquid Dip Seal, which solidifies immediately upon being lifted out of the pot.
3. The rubbery Dip Seal coating cut and being removed.
4. The Dip Seal shell has been spread out as flat as possible on a sheet of paperand traced around with a pencil.
5. Having cut out the paper pattern, it was traced onto a sheet of 16 gauge brass and cut out.
6. Using a sand bag to hammer what will be the head.
7. Punching out facial features from the inside.
8. Pushing out the chin/beard from the inside on a polyurethane block, using the hydraulic press.
9. Using raising hammer and stake to move the metal around.
10. After annealing, more raising, to move the outer edges around to the middle of the back.
11. Making it more curved (synclastic) on a curved stake.
12. Not a perfect match-up in back. I have drawn lines to guide cutting off metal to make the two sides match up.
13. That's much better. Now I can proceed to closing up the seam.
14. Planishing the front on a flattish mushroom stake.