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pdrake
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From: las vegas
|  Posted: 2009-12-13 12:04 am Permalink
thanks, buzzy. send me your address and i'll send you one.
i'm done. my eyes and head hurt. any small flaws will come out in the polishing step. 
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Cap'n Pharaoh
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Joined: May 07, 2009
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From: THE TASMAN SEA
| Posted: 2009-12-13 03:45 am Permalink
I've just gotta ask ....how?..... how do I change the world?
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-13 03:57 am Permalink
when i put that into my sig, i thought that micro loans would change the world. my thought process has changed a little since then.
i think now that the best way to change the world is just to be a good person and to never be afraid to offer a person a hand up. everyone deserves a bit of respect and a little thoughtfulness.
be not a man of success, become a man of value.
oh, and pick out a cooler hat.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2009-12-13 08:55 am Permalink
Very cool Perry, now take 2 tylenol and go to bed!
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-14 3:08 pm Permalink
thanks, mike. i'm casting the ring a little later. decided to go from wax to metal then to mold. that'll let me clean up a little on a piece that's a little stronger that 2mm thick wax. i had it pop apart between the beaks. no big deal, just melt it back together on the bottom. i'lll smooth out the rough spot later. i hope these sell well. not too many shopping days until xmas!
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MadDogMike
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Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2009-12-14 5:15 pm Permalink
Now go shave those hairy knuckles! 
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-15 03:39 am Permalink
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2009-12-15 05:34 am Permalink
Cool stuff Perry, I didn't know you had this thread over here.
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Sneakytiki
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From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2009-12-15 05:35 am Permalink
Nice job on the ring!
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-16 6:09 pm Permalink
thanks, ben, i hope you check back once in awhile.
thanks, sneaky. the master cast came out very poor. the metal i used wasn't well smelted and i'm sure it had a lot of impurities.
i had to make a mold of a cruddy cast and resculpt from wax. kind of like starting over from 3/4 of the way through.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-18 02:03 am Permalink
too tired and my eyes hurt quite a bit to take another pic. sorry it's a little blurry.
i'm hoping i can get this to be a thumb ring for me.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-18 3:05 pm Permalink
still have some fill and cleanup left to do.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-19 01:37 am Permalink
well, the ring's done as far as i'm concerned. all i can see anymore is flaws.
i do have one thing to ask of anyone who happens to look. should i patina the grooves?
mahalo
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MadDogMike
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Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2009-12-19 09:05 am Permalink
Very nice Perry, I vote for patina
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2009-12-19 3:05 pm Permalink
thanks, mike. i put some patina on it, didn't stick too well as there's not a lot of deep grooves. gotta love working with liver of sulphur. roses, i tell you, roses.
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