{"id":1660,"date":"2012-05-01T23:56:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T23:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2012-05-02T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T00:00:14","slug":"ants-miseretto-part-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1660","title":{"rendered":"Ants Miseretto part 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now to inlay the gold wire for the legs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Above, I’ve used an opaque white Sharpie\u2122 permanent felt tip marker to make a background for my drawing, and have drawn in the legs for the first ant.<\/p>\n

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\nUsing a small 90 degree graver, I’ve cut the legs to the depth and width I want. \u00a0The legs are especially important because they provide the “character, emotion and expression” for the ants, along with the orientation and relationship of the body segments.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I’ve added undercuts on both sides of the channels I engraved for the legs. \u00a0I’ve used a small, symmetrical flat chisel and just punched them in. \u00a0I leave a little gap between each undercut, to help keep the wire from “crawling” along the channel as I inlay it. \u00a0I’m using a brass punch with roughened face to do the pounding in of the 24 karat gold wire. \u00a0I roughen the brass punch by tapping it vertically down on a fine grit diamond graver sharpening lap (wheel).<\/p>\n

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\nHere’s the gold inlaid into the legs. \u00a0I’ve punched it down pretty well with the brass punch, and have sort of levelled it off by additional punching. \u00a0This takes the excess round wire and expands it into gold leaf, which can easily be removed with a small scraper.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove are the legs after scraping and a quick and dirty patina.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In order to add additional contrast between the legs and the background, I’ve gone back and engraved VERY fine lines alongside the gold inlays. \u00a0Later, when I ink the piece, these will add greatly to the appearance.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a> Here they are, pretty\u00a0much finished. \u00a0Now to carve the remaining surfaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now to inlay the gold wire for the legs. Above, I’ve used an opaque white Sharpie\u2122 permanent felt tip marker to make a background for my drawing, and have drawn in the legs for the first ant. Using a small … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5,27],"tags":[8,3,7,4,10,26],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-qM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1833,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1833","url_meta":{"origin":1660,"position":0},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 21 – FINISHED!","date":"July 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"On the final stretch! \u00a0Today I finished up the centipede legs and the bark, as well as finalizing the patina. \u00a0I'll look it over for a few days for anything I might have missed, but otherwise I think it's done! 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I used small carbide burrs, tiny flat gravers and punches to shape the centipede and remove the background. \u00a0Still a fair amount to go, but another\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3249,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3249","url_meta":{"origin":1660,"position":3},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 3","date":"July 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Time to begin carving the beetle. \u00a0I started by engraving parallel cuts\u00a0between the legs Koupit Lasix v Praze , leaving a little metal at the edge of the inlay pocket. \u00a0I don't want to cut into the pocket and weaken the grip on the shibuichi. 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