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31. More forming of the cone. -
30. Rounding it over on the raising stake. -
29. Starting the outward curve on the sand bag. -
28. Now on Part Two, making the hat, which is also the handle. Here is the piece of brass sheet cut out and annealed. -
27. Dissolving the wax residue. -
26. Heating it gently with the torch to get the wax out. -
25. Looking good, ready to empty out the wax and move on. -
24. More detailing. I spent many hours on this, using many different tools. -
23. Working on the crease in the cheek. -
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. -
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. -
19. Pushing down on the lip to curl it downward more and make more of an opening. -
18. one of several steps to turn the lip inside-out. -
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.