Spring 2017 DES331 Post # 6

 

I know Professor told us no pictures of our pets, but this is pertinent to my metalworking projects. Our cat Bob has taken ownership of my work and is critiquing the finish and function of the vessels. 

 

 

 



 

 

Here is a mock-up of the pin project, done in copper to trial the 3-D forms.  

 

 

 

Now the forms have been done in sterling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the finished piece, stones set and pin back in place. this was a complicated fabrication, but scrupulous attention to cleaning and sanding the piece between each step and use of boric acid/alcohol kept the final clean up to a minimum, as the interior is relatively inaccessible now. Setting the stones was relatively uneventful excepting the interior stone. I made sure the prongs were all set up prior to assembling the piece.  All I had to do was place the stone, then use pliers, prong pusher and a file to set the prongs.