
The finished urn. I will sometime in the future show how the pillows are made.
19. At this point, every part of it has been carefully planished to a nice smooth surface. the lid that will go on the bottom is there in the background.
18. Using another special tool, shown on the upper left, to create an inset flange for the lid that will go on the bottom.
17. More of the same, on the backs of the ears.
16. After annealing, more hammering on the ears, this time using the tool shown on the left, which will raise them up higher yet.
15. skipping over the details, at this point all the initial forming and rough planishing has been done. Ready to be annealed again.
14. Now switching to forming the nose and muzzle, using the special tool shown on the left.
13. Hammering the backs of the ears, same tool.
12. More hammering, on the front of the ears, using the same tool trhat was used with the press.
11. The result or the last step.
10. After annealing, another tool is used with the hydraulic press to extend the ears further.
9. Using the tool shown on the left, hammering the ears to stretch the metal upward.
7. Having also pushe out the nose in the same way as the ears, and hammered in where the eyes will be.
7. Showing the result of the previous step.
6. Using the hydraulic press to push out the ears.