- The finished piece.
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- 3. The High places have been hammered down to make an even surface. Sorry I didn't get a picture of the hammering.
- 23. All done, the illusion is complete.
- 11. The seam has been hammered down all the way around, ready to silver-solder.
- 12. Silver-soldering the seam.
- 14. The inflation jig assembled with pressure washer attached, ready to go.
- 20. Now all the pieces are ready for assembly. The foam gasket has been glued in place on the bottom of the urn.
- 13. Now getting ready for inflation. The inflation tube has been inserted, and a plywood cutout in the shape of the urn added.
- 4. Annealed again,something that is done after every stage of forming, to make the metal malleable again.
- 22. The urn has been attached to the pillow with one screw.
- 17. The pillow, inflated.
- 10. Now the edge of the top piece is bent over and hammered down tight against the bottom piece, using a tiny anvil.
- 19. The locator pin, made from brass rod, soldered in place. This holds the urn solidly in the correct position on the pillow, keeping it from rotating.
- 21. The bottom has been attached to the urn with three screws.