Assembly of the piece was done with 4 grades of solder.  The basket and prongs were done with hard, using self closing forceps as heat sinks.  The spindles were attached with medium as were the shell form.  Repairs and refitting was done with easy/extra easy.

Each part was filed and sanded prior to assembly as the construction was going to make subsequent cleaning and polishing difficult.

Side by side comparison of copper mock-up and final piece in sterling.  I am pleased when my work even remotely resembles what I envisioned originally.  Many times what I have ended up with had little resemblance to my drawings.