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2. Crimps put into it for raising. The arrow indicates the face end.

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1. Starting with a circular disc of silicon bronze. It's marked so that it is slightly oval, even though it is a circle, the shorter end being the face, which will end up shorter than the hair.

3. The first stage of raising is always the hardest, and with this bronze, I needed the BIG raising hammer.

Author: Steve Shelby
Created on: Saturday 28 January 2017
Posted on: Wednesday 2 August 2017
Keywords: brass sculpture, copper sculpture, hammered metal, metal art, metal sculpture, metalsmithing, shelbyvision, Steve Shelby
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