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Heath
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From: Suburban San Diego (The Drawer)
|  Posted: 2008-05-30 11:47 pm Permalink
I didn't realize how small this piece is until you posted the shots of you holding it, and then you had to do some inlay...
That's awesome!
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Tamapoutini
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From: Aotearoa (New Zealand)
| Posted: 2008-05-31 12:00 am Permalink
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On 2008-05-30 23:47, Heath wrote:
I didn't realize how small this piece is until you posted the shots of you holding it..
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And I didnt realise it until Heath pointed it out.. Great work P, perfect shaping.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2008-05-31 07:53 am Permalink
AND I didn't real;ize it was So Small either, All the more impressive. Those TINY Inlays are FUN and I know I would be spending hours on my hands and knees looking forthe darn things after dropping them every few minutes. Nice piece.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-31 1:27 pm Permalink
thanks, ben, yeah i had to chase them around a little. i finally got to the point i did my work over a box. that way when i dropped stuff i only had to fish in the box.
i really didn't think it was that small, i didn't think about it i just did it.
thanks tama and heath. it's funny how it worked out. i'll post a pic when i get home. when it sits on a flat surface it props itself up with the front legs. it actually looks like a real turtle.
the inlays were kind of rough, but each one i do i get better at. (i'll never say they're easy.)
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-03 6:49 pm Permalink
wow, i'm all the way on page 2 now. *sniff
well, thought i'd start something a little tiki for the grumblers in our group.
this is mo's trip to the dentist pendant sketch. i think i'll do the teeth in a mammth ivory inlay.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-07 7:51 pm Permalink
while mo's at the dentist i have been chipping away on this. 2 5/8"
crappy photo, sorry.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-09 6:02 pm Permalink
all done.
i tried to make it look a little like ancient whale bone.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-09 6:39 pm Permalink
here's a couple of shots in the blazing vegas sun.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-11 7:45 pm Permalink
these are cast out of pewter. i'm saving up for my other casting equipment and will be doing silver stuff soon.
obviously they are pre-clean up.
hot, hot, hot
only one minor burn so far.
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Tamapoutini
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From: Aotearoa (New Zealand)
| Posted: 2008-06-11 7:53 pm Permalink
Hot, Hot, Hot! What a cool idea, pendants? Ive got a few of those 'chiklets' in resin here. Cant wait to see the silver ones, but pewter is probably more in my pricerange..? 
Nice to see someone using metals too.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-11 8:12 pm Permalink
thanks, tama. the silver ones will be very faily priced.
here's one with a little polish and clean up.
i'm going to experiment with a few different finishes. some different patinas and such.
metal is an interesting medium to work with. the best thing is the screwups can go back in the crucible.
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Heath
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From: Suburban San Diego (The Drawer)
| Posted: 2008-06-11 9:18 pm Permalink
Damn Perry, those are sweet!
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2008-06-11 9:32 pm Permalink
Very cool i like the luster.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-06-11 9:45 pm Permalink
thanks, heath and seeksurf. they're fun and i'm having all kinds of ideas for new ones.
here's 3 done so far. it's amazing how much time metal takes to clean up. i used to think it came out of a mold sparkling and smooth.
not
the movies have lied to me.
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AlohaStation
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From: So FL
| Posted: 2008-06-12 08:21 am Permalink
Those are cool!!
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