{"id":1829,"date":"2012-07-19T21:13:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T21:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1829"},"modified":"2012-07-19T21:13:19","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T21:13:19","slug":"ants-miseretto-part-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1829","title":{"rendered":"Ants Miseretto part 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>I\u00a0spent yesterday working on the centipede, here about halfway done. \u00a0I still need to round over all the legs, and finish up the bark.<\/p>\n

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 day or two should see the miseretto finished!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u00a0spent yesterday working on the centipede, here about halfway done. \u00a0I still need to round over all the legs, and finish up the bark. I used small carbide burrs, tiny flat gravers and punches to shape the centipede and remove … 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":[23,5,27],"tags":[9,8,3,7,4,10,26],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-tv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1833,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1833","url_meta":{"origin":1829,"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! Above, I've been using a tiny scraper to round over\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ants_Miseretto_108.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1805,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1805","url_meta":{"origin":1829,"position":1},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 18","date":"July 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Working on the other side of the handle now. \u00a0This will be carved bark and a partially hidden centipede. Above, I engraved the outlines of the bark surface on the shibuichi scale. \u00a0You can still see some of the laser printer transfer of my pattern on the centipede, whick I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ants_Miseretto_85.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1818,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1818","url_meta":{"origin":1829,"position":2},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 19","date":"July 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Carving the bark today, before I get too far on the centipede. Above, I've begun carving the bark using a round graver with a pretty broad sweep. \u00a0You can see three little bark spots I've already completed, and the gold colored area is where I've been working with the round\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ants_Miseretto_94.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1792,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1792","url_meta":{"origin":1829,"position":3},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 17","date":"July 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm back to working on the Ants Miseretto after a hiatus. \u00a0I've been wracking my brains trying to figure out what should go on the other side handle scale, and I've finally decided. 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