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METAL ART GALLERY, RECENT WORK
The finished piece.
1. Starting with an 8.5 inch 16 gauge brass circle, annealed.
2. Radial crimps get the raising process started.
3. The High places have been hammered down to make an even surface. Sorry I didn't get a picture of the hammering.
4. Annealed again,something that is done after every stage of forming, to make the metal malleable again.
5. I took pictures of the second stage of raising to show the progress.
6. Second stage of raising done, ready to anneal again.
7. Third stage of raising complete.
8. Fourth stage of raising complete.
9. Using the special back part of the raising stake to achieve the ninety degree bend that forms the flange at the bottom.
10. This dog had one ear that stood up and one that flopped over. Here I'm using the hydraulic press to start pushing out the one ear.
11. Here the other ear has also been pushe out using a different tool.
12. Annealing again.
13. Pushing out the right ear again a couple more times. Annealing that area between steps. This had to be done several times. To try to do it all at once would very likely split the metal open. 
14. Doing some forming on a sand bag, pushing the metal out from the inside.