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\nAbove I\u2019ve detailed some around the eyes and added a quick patina to visualize what needs to be done next.\u00a0 Tomorrow I\u2019ll attack the \u2018bite with a punch to smooth out all the rounded exoskeleton elements, and leaving a nice texture.<\/p>\nThanks for looking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Starting the carving today. Here I\u2019ve set the trilobite (right side up this time) in Thermolock\u2122 and drawn in the exoskeleton.\u00a0 I\u2019ve also used a tiny carbide bur to do a \u201cscribble\u201d texture on the gears and the surface they … 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":[23,28,31,11],"tags":[9,3,7,17,10,26,12],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-Ee","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2484,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2484","url_meta":{"origin":2494,"position":0},"title":"Clockwork Trilobite – Part 5","date":"November 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I\u2019m adding all of the rivets and completing the engraving for the pendant back. Above are the wires I\u2019m going to make my rivets out of, along with my blacksmith\u2019s \u201cnail header.\u201d\u00a0 The silver wire is 16 gauge silver, and the copper is 12 gauge.\u00a0 You can see the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Clockwork_Trilobite_Pendant_66.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2462,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2462","url_meta":{"origin":2494,"position":1},"title":"Clockwork Trilobite – Part 3","date":"November 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In order for the parts to solder well, I need to flatten all the mating surfaces - the top surface of the bottom plate, the bottom surface of the top plate, and the bottom of the gears (there\u2019s a parsing conundrum for you!). I use a file most often for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Clockwork_Trilobite_Pendant_31.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2447,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2447","url_meta":{"origin":2494,"position":2},"title":"Clockwork Trilobite – Part 1","date":"November 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here\u2019s the start of a commission for an engraved and carved silver trilobite, with copper gears. Above, I\u2019m weighing out scrap sterling silver (looking for about an ounce).\u00a0\u00a0The scrap needs to be clean, and free of any solder. \u00a0If it has been melted a couple of times, you probably shouldn't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Clockwork_Trilobite_Pendant_10.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2505,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2505","url_meta":{"origin":2494,"position":3},"title":"Clockwork Trilobite – Part 7","date":"December 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today is mostly using the punches to sculpt and texture. In the above three images you can see some of the sculpting in progress.\u00a0 The image on the left has had the head part (cephalon) sculpted and textured , and you can see the two punches I\u2019ve be used -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Clockwork_Trilobite_Pendant_97.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2471,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2471","url_meta":{"origin":2494,"position":4},"title":"Clockwork Trilobite – Part 4","date":"November 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I need to make the last little gear, solder everything together and do the initial shaping. Above, I\u2019m using a computer printout as a pattern for the tiny gear, and drilling the starting holes.\u00a0 I used a scan of the top silver trilobite plate and carefully scaled the gear\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Clockwork_Trilobite_Pendant_50.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2455,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2455","url_meta":{"origin":2494,"position":5},"title":"Clockwork Trilobite – Part 2","date":"November 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today was just a lot of sawing.\u00a0 A lot\u2026I had forgotten how gummy and resisting sterling silver could be, especially in thicker pieces.\u00a0 Now I remember why I much prefer sawing, engraving and carving in steel\u2026 Above are the two trilobite pieces sawn from my two silver plates.\u00a0 On the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Toadsticker_Shiv_Box.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2494"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions\/2530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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