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26. Skipping to the finished piece, the last three segments have been fitted, and secured with one screw to the handle.
18. All the wax removed, and the piece polished.
2. shaping the head with the hydraulic press.
5. This form requires a lot of stretching, so I'm starting out by pushing out with a large ball on a polyurethane pad with the hydraulic press.
54. The piece of brass cut out, it's now being shaped on a ball stake.
21. That piece silver-soldered into place.
14. All finished.
The Finished Piece
25. With a small ball stake underneath, planishing the cheeks.
3. The first stage of raising is always the hardest, and with this bronze, I needed the BIG raising hammer.
21. using one of those tools mentioned in (20).
7. Tracing around the paper pattern onto 16 gauge brass sheet. The paper pattern can be kept to use again.
Triangle2-1
Triangle1-2