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the world is upside down

5/31/2020

 
The weather has finally gotten good enough that  I can work outside and do some stone work.  Started to layout the digital armillary and found a serious mistake... can you spot it? 
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Depending on how you look at it, the numbers are either cut upside down or laid out in reverse order.  Back to the CNC ... hopefully in a few days I can finish this one.  Sigh. 

Squeeze me

5/24/2020

 
A few years ago I volunteered to be embedded as a civilian in a squad of Marines. My job was to act as a scientific advisor for such things as optimal antennae placement, observation tower placement, and predicting when/where IEDs were expected. Spent a few weeks in Ft. Benning being inoculated and indoctrinated, filling out wills (a rude slap of reality for my wife and kids), being armored up, and reviewing various  implements of destruction. My wife bought me a concertina to annoy the hapless crew who were supporting me.  Unfortunately, I had broken my thumb so many times that the air valve button was beyond my reach and it severely hampered my promising career. After trying tongue depressors and duct tape and various other items, I made a hinge that extended the reach of my thumb.  Now, if only Lawerence Welk would come back in style ... 

Learning can be destructive ...

5/11/2020

 
Took the plunge and started putting on a patina.  Patina: 10, Overlay 0 .  The patina was awesome, but unfortunately I think the silver was too thin (0.02 mm) and the rusting juice ate away at the steel holding the overlay.  BUT, the patina came out incredible.  Now to find some thicker silver sheet (0.08 mm) [The first two pictures are after the acid etch, the second is after the rusting, and the final picture is the amazing patina and the silver aspen leaf falling off. ] 

some beginning attempts - nunome zogan

5/6/2020

 
Starting out simple with some spoon handles. Still need to burnish the lines and patina. The silver sheet is the right thickness for brass, but is too thin for steel. Going to press on anyway and get the practice. 

spitting plinths

5/6/2020

 
The wood post that I was planning on using for this particular plinth was splitting. I decided to try my hand at making wedge and strap bracing to head off a complete separation.  Took me three tries to get the right wedge shapes.  These aren't too fancy and lot of room for spicing them up a bit. 

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