{"id":4663,"date":"2016-07-21T11:40:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2016-07-21T11:40:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:40:25","slug":"yellow-jacket-hobo-nickel-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4663","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Jacket Hobo Nickel Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_0\"<\/a> The gold inlaid wasp I added to a recent knife I engraved for William Henry Studios<\/a> turned out so splendidly I had to do a Hobo Nickel with the same theme.<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_1\"<\/a>
\nAbove, I\u2019ve taken a 1930 Buffalo nickel and transferred a scaled yellow jacket design to it.<\/p>\n

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\nI begin the engraving process by cutting all the major outlines with a V-graver. This design is now indelible, and I can\u2019t wipe it out with a misplaced finger\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_3\"<\/a>
\nNow begins the background removal process. Here I\u2019ve used the same V-graver to cut parallel lines in all the spaces where I need to waste away the background. These V-cuts are a convenient way to measure the depth of background removal and make a smooth background of consistent depth.<\/p>\n

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\nI could use a flat graver to remove the excess background, but I find a tiny carbide bur is faster and just more convenient, at least in the initial stages of wasting away the unwanted background.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I\u2019ve removed the excess, and also used the same carbide bur to make a \u201cscribble\u201d textured background. Of course, now the yellow jacket is looking pretty flat, so I\u2019ve got to do something about that\u2026<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Speaking of flat gravers, I begin to sculpt the yellow jacket abdomen, thorax and head by using a flat graver to cut away the top corners. I start with a 45 degree cut, then move up with the flat graver held at a shallower angle. I find twice around is a good start for most of my sculpted engravings.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove are two images taken at an oblique angle to try and illustrate the depth I\u2019m working towards. You can see the two facets left at the top corners of the body shapes.<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_9\"<\/a>
\nThe flat graver leaves little facets when used at an angle. I could carve away those little facets with more work with the flat, but I\u2019m going to exploit one the greatest aspects of engraving in metal – its\u2019 ability to be moved. Above, I\u2019ve used a tiny steel punch to hammer the body shapes smooth. You can see the attractive pebbled texture the tiny punch leaves behind. I\u2019ve also used the punch the sculpt the wings. Additionally, I\u2019ve carved the legs to provide a little vertical development. Perhaps you can see where they are lowest where they go under the body, climb up to the first joint, then descend back down to the \u201cfeet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_10\"<\/a>
\nThe legs are still a little crude, too wide near the body, and some of the feet detail is missing. I used a tiny 90 degree V-graver and a tiny flat to trim around the lower edges of the body parts and legs – you can see the shiny spots in the background texture.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Getting down into tiny spaces is a problem, and I\u2019ve solved that by manufacturing an even smaller carbide bur. You can see it in the image. I make these by grinding four tiny flats in a worn out ball bur – in this case, the tiniest round bur I\u2019ve been able to purchase (about a half millimeter in diameter). I haven\u2019t measured one of my tiny manufactured burs, but it\u2019s a lot smaller, and comes to an even tinier point.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, you can see two oblique images at this stage. Starting to look pretty good now.<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_14\"<\/a>
\nThe yellow jacket is sufficiently sculpted and trimmed so it\u2019s time to add the gold inlays. Using gravers and carbide burs, I\u2019ve excavated the cavities where the tiny 24 karat yellow gold wires will go. I\u2019ve undercut the edges of the front cavity (see the blue arrow) with a tiny flat graver, and also cut three rows of tiny uplifted teeth, at three different angles. This provides a forest of tiny teeth in the bottom of the inlay cavity, as well as a continuous undercut around the bottom edge, for the gold to flow into and become permanently trapped.<\/p>\n

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, I\u2019ve used a tiny brass punch to partially hammer a single soft gold wire along the rear edge of the inlay cavity. I\u2019ll add in more parallel wires, lightly tapping them into place until the cavity is completely filled.<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_16\"<\/a>
\nHere, you can see three parallel rows of wire in place. I\u2019ll use the tiny brass punch to vigorously punch the gold wires into place. If I\u2019ve done my job well, the extremely soft gold will flow into all of the teeth and undercuts, as well as cold-weld together into a single solid mass.<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_17\"<\/a>
\nHere you cans see two completed inlays, which have been roughly scraped to remove excess gold. Next, I\u2019ll use a very smooth carbide burnisher to remove the few remaining rough spots. After everything is smooth, I\u2019ll use a tiny abrasive stone to really smooth the gold surface.<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_18\"<\/a>
\nHere are the completed 24 karat gold inlays in the abdomen. Notice that I\u2019ve used a tiny Vgraver to cut very fine lines in the cupro-nickel metal around the gold. This really provides a visual demarcation and makes the inlays really \u201cpop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Yellow_Jacket_Hobo_Nickel_Tutorial_19\"<\/a>
\nAbove , I\u2019ve also used a small round graver to cut the wing details in.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Here’s the Yellow Jacket Hobo Nickel finished! Six 24 karat gold inlays and a lot of carving.<\/p>\n

Thanks for Looking!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Sterling<\/strong><\/p>\n

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