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19. Starting on the hand. I used brass rod for fingers. I gave them some taper and rounded ends by filing them while turning in the bench motor. -
18. All the wax removed, and the piece polished. -
17. I only showed a tiny bit of the chasing; a lot of time was spent on it, putting in all the details of the face. -
16. Using a dapping tool to flare out the lips. -
15. More chasing, forming the area around the mouth. -
14. The repoussé part (Pushing the metal out from behind) having been done, it's time for the chasing (pushing the metal in from the outside). -
13. By partially melting the wax on both surfaces, the face is adhered to a wax base. -
12. The hollow form has been filled with micro-crystalline wax. -
11. pushing out some areas of the face that need it. -
10. I used a tapered punch to push out and enlarge the mouth from the inside. -
9. eyes punched in some from the outside, and a small hole drilled for the mouth. -
8. Punching out the nose to get the proper shape, using a sand bag. -
7. Finally, after seven stages of punching and raising, the sides have come around enough. -
6. More forming to get the curve correct. -
5. A few steps later, showing a punch and the results of using it with the hydraulic press to push out the nose.