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1. A blank of 16 gauge brass, with guidelines drawn on it. -
2. Creases put in the metal all around to direct the form. -
3. The first stage of raising complete, ready to be annealed. -
4. After annealing, stage two of raising complete, ready to anneal again. -
5. After annealing, stage three of raising complete, ready to anneal again. -
6. Showing the raising process, stage four, using one stake for the tight curves of the ends, and another for the almost straight sides. -
7. Stage four of raising complete, ready to anneal again. -
8. After annealing, stage five of raising complete, ready to anneal again. -
9. The raising completed, it's been annealed again, and now I'm using the hydraulic press to bulge it out from the inside, in this picture, for the tail. -
10. The tail bulged out, and the tool used to do it. -
11. Here I have used the same procedure, with a larger tool, to bulge up the rear portion of the back. -
12. Using a sand bag, hammering from the inside to create a sloping back. -
13. Starting the first stage of planishing, smoothing it out and shaping. -
14. Using the sand bag again, this time to push out the outlines of the ears. -
15. with the tool shown on the left side in the groove formed in the previous step, shaping the ear from the outside.