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Making a Dog Urn: some of the steps in the process of converting a flat piece of metal into a three-dimensional sculpture
The finished urn, on pillow.
1. Starting with an 8.5" disc of 16 gauge annealed brass.
2. Crease hammered in all the way around, using the guidelines.
3. All four stages of raising shown here. It was annealed after each stage.
4. Creating a flange at the bottom.
5. The result of the work shown in the previous image.
6. Using the hydraulic press to push out the ears.
7. Showing the result of the previous step.
7. Having also pushe out the nose in the same way as the ears, and hammered in where the eyes will be.
9. Using the tool shown on the left, hammering the ears to stretch the metal upward.
10. After annealing, another tool is used with the hydraulic press to extend the ears further.
11. The result or the last step.
12. More hammering, on the front of the ears, using the same tool trhat was used with the press.
13. Hammering the backs of the ears, same tool.
14. Now switching to forming the nose and muzzle, using the special tool shown on the left.