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+ Steve Shelby + copper and brass teapot 13
Creation date / 2017 / Week 38
17. Cutting open the mouth with a jeweler's saw. After all, this is to be a teapot, so it has to have a spout.
19. Pushing down on the lip to curl it downward more and make more of an opening.
21. How it looks so far. You can see light shining through the mouth opening. He has no upper lip; this is a caricature after all. 
20. Here the mouth has been silver-soldered some on both sides to limit the opening to the middle.
22. I have filled it up with microcrystalline wax (you cane see it, the brown filling up the mouth opening. I'm now starting the fine detailing using chasing tools.
23. Working on the crease in the cheek.
24. More detailing. I spent many hours on this, using many different tools.
25. Looking good, ready to empty out the wax and move on.
43. now another phase of the project. Here's a piece of brass sheet cut out and annealed.
44. Raising a ring. This is the first time I've ever tried this, so I don't know if it will work.
45. Continuing with the raising, so far so good.
46. The outer part has been brought around nearly 180°.
47. Getting close to where it needs to be. Ready to be annealed.