Recent Work

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26a.jpg 20. Closing up the seam for the beak and head.Thumbnails22. Using a large ball stake to do the final forming/planishing. I decided to keep the indentation below where the belly was pushed out. It's just the right place for the owl's perch.20. Closing up the seam for the beak and head.Thumbnails22. Using a large ball stake to do the final forming/planishing. I decided to keep the indentation below where the belly was pushed out. It's just the right place for the owl's perch.20. Closing up the seam for the beak and head.Thumbnails22. Using a large ball stake to do the final forming/planishing. I decided to keep the indentation below where the belly was pushed out. It's just the right place for the owl's perch.20. Closing up the seam for the beak and head.Thumbnails22. Using a large ball stake to do the final forming/planishing. I decided to keep the indentation below where the belly was pushed out. It's just the right place for the owl's perch.

26. The metal has work-hardened enough to need annealing, and at the same time, I silver-soldered the rest of the seam as far as possible.