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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.
4. Annealing. These first three steps had to be repeated several times to get the head small enough.
3. Using raising techniques to bring up the sides. This is actually more difficult to do on a small piece like this than on one several times as big.
2. shaping the head with the hydraulic press.
1. Starting with an oval piece of annealed 16 gauge brass sheet for the head.
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