- 09. Very carefully sawing a slit for the mouth with a jeweler's saw.
- 07. More forming on a different stake.
- 10. The upper and lower mouth were pushed in, here showing the lower, and the special stake used for that.
- 03. The pattern was trace on paper, then cut out and traced on 16 gauge brass sheet.
- 15. The wire has been cut here so the tension is off of it. As you can see, I had to use a much smaller mandrel than what I wanted the spring to end up to be.
- 11. Making progress on the mouth.
- 08. Annealing, one of many time in the process.
- 04. Partially bent, and hammered on a sand bag.
- 06. forming witha a large planishing hammer.
- 02. The Dip-Seal coating has been spread out in order to make a two-dimensional pattern.
- 05. Rounding the metal over on a special stake.
- 23. Pushing out the basic facial features on a stump.
- 12. Forming/planishing the area below the mouth.
- 17. I didn't figure out a hanger for it until right near the end of the project. It took most of a day to make it and add it to the rest of the assembly.
- 22. Basic form created.