- 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.
- 16. Using the stake shown on the left to form the sides of the nostrils.