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4. After annealing, stage two of raising complete, ready to anneal again. -
59. The ball has been attached to the end of the hat; the whole piece is done. The hat fits tightly into the groove between the inner and outer parts of the ring. -
60. All done; a success! -
58. All done, close enough to perfect for me. -
57. Using a planishing hammer, pushing in the bulges to make it more spherical. -
56. Jumping ahead a little, the ball has been formed and silver-soldered along the seams, albeit a little lopsided. -
54. The piece of brass cut out, it's now being shaped on a ball stake. -
55. Shaping from the inside on the sand bag, getting it formed into a ball. -
53. The masking tape is now a pattern. -
52. I have cut through the masking tape on the line with a knife and can now remove it, like peeling a tangerine. -
51. Now to start the final piece of the puzzle. Here I have wrapped a ball with a few layers of masking tape, and drawn a spiral line on it. -
42. more final planishing, using a hammer that fits the curve. -
41. Doing the final planishing. -
27. Dissolving the wax residue. -
40. Silver-soldering the seam.