RobRez 1,895 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Wowzers, Bob!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janusthephoenix 24 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Way to make my horn like even more like crap, Bob. Seriously, great work! The carving of the lion and the horn tips are fantastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Mark 2,452 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Very impressive craftsmanship Bob. Damn we have some talented people on this forum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Star Arms 2,047 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 VERY nice work Bob! We have an accomplished carver and scrimshander among us! WS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Thanks guys. I haven't done any of that work in many years, or felt like doing it either. Janus, you should try carving that horn tip. It's a pretty forgiving material. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Maybe I missed a post, but what metal did you use? I ask, because you may be able to use common plumbing silver solder to pretty up the seams. Cut the end of a brass bar to look like the top of an obelisk (Washington Monument) and use a torch to heat till it melts solder freely. Use the smallest area of the tip possible and allow the heat to transfer to the work only enough to melt the solder. Do not put the solder on either the tip or the work, but the intersection of the two, and drag it back slightly on the work to ensure that the work is hot enough to melt it, and to fill the gap. If the work is too hot the solder will run off, but with a bit of practice you can get it to act like modeling clay and fill some rather large gaps. I have repaired some nasty cracks in radiators this way over the years. Interesting, thanks! I used sheet pewter, and I also have some pewter wire left over. Can you think of any reason why I couldn't use that for solder? Practice on some scraps, preferably left over from this project. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobRez 1,895 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 That hand in the 6th picture looks so lifelike!!! Amazing carving work, Man!!! No, really, effin cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 It's actually a cadaver hand I keep around just for such occasions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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