Category Archives: Press Forming

“Have You Heard the Owl Call Your Name?” Art Basket

Posted on September 2, 2013 by metal_musings

Here’s something my wife and I haven’t done for quite a long time, the “Have You Heard the Owl Call Your Name?” Art Basket.  When we first started our art careers, we collaborated on quite a few tiny little art basket … Continue reading →

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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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Press-Forming Adventures Part 3

Posted on June 25, 2013 by metal_musings

Now it’s time to begin the finishing process.  I’m going to be “chasing” the final details here, so will be filling and embedding the copper piece in pitch.  But, since I intend to use my Lindsay Airgraver in the chasing … Continue reading →

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Press-Forming Adventures Part 2

Posted on June 24, 2013 by metal_musings

Above is the finished press die installed on a 1/4 inch thick aluminum disk (bolted on utilizing the hole I drilled and tapped on the bottom of the steel owl skull form).  The copper piece in the center is the … Continue reading →

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Press-Forming Adventures Part 1

Posted on June 24, 2013 by metal_musings

Above images courtesy of BladeGallery.com And a work-in-progress image of my own. In the past I’ve experimented with carving bird skulls from antler, and some with small helmets.  While they proved popular, all of the above works were terribly labor … Continue reading →

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