Monthly Archives: July 2013

Press-Forming Adventures Part 6

Posted on July 30, 2013 by metal_musings

Above are all of the hummingbird and owl press forming works I’ve been working on…an interesting ride, I must say. Above is the completed silver hummingbird skull and titanium pendant, with leather neck cord. Available soon at BladeGallery.com Below are images … Continue reading →

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Press-Forming Adventures Part 5

Posted on July 20, 2013 by metal_musings

Today I’m working on making a pendant from the little silver hummingbird skull I press formed during our last visit.  I’m engraving a piece of Grade 2 titanium for the back of the pendant.  I’m hoping the gray color of … Continue reading →

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Press-Forming Adventures Part 4

Posted on July 14, 2013 by metal_musings

Well, the owl worked out so well, I decided a hummingbird was in order.  If you recall the “encouraging failure” from the first post in this series, I used the copper sheet pressing from that to chase a small hummingbird … Continue reading →

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