I was down at Eddy Rainy's shop (GallopForge.Com :: Eddie Rainey's Gallop Forge: Investment Quality Ironwork) a while back and he gave me an unfinished horse head he had lying around. (Not a real one, a horse head made of steel.) Anyway, I finally got 'round to finishing it.
The piece he gave me had the division between the head and neck, the head was roughly shaped, the ears started, the jaw erea flattened out, and the mane flattened. I had to put in the mouth, nose, eyes, finish the ears, finish flattening and texture the mane, and then I punched the hole in it too.







Thoughts???
Suggestions???

Dave

There are all the rest!

Dave

nice looking horse head

It is very nice if you split that hole you can still turn it in to a bottle opener

Looks great, been wanting to try this for a while. I like the finish how did you do it?

The finish is an artist spray found in the wal-mart art section. It comes in a blue and white bottle a little smaller than a spray paint can. I like to use the gloss version, but it comes in flatt as well. It's simple and can be applied cold which is a plus for larger indoor items. Doesn't hold up to the elements for outside pieces though.
Dave

FieryFurnace was at Walmart all I saw was clear spray acrylic in a blue and white can. Can you please find out what exactly what it is. I really like this finish.

Edited December 13, 200916 yr by Bad Creek Blacksmith

I've been real pleased with "satin finish" urethane, I like it a lot better than either the gloss or the flat.

I'll look into that one "nakedanvil"

And I'll get the exact name for the spray too!

Dave

The finish on the horse head is as follows.

Name brand is "Plaid"
Under that, the front says "Patricia Nimocks, the magic name in crafts- DECORATIVE CRAFTS-CLEAR ACRYLIC SEALER-GLOSS"

It is aparently made by "Plaid Enterprises, Inc. Norcross, Ga. www.plaidonline.com"

Hope that helps, if not just let me know.

Dave

That looks very much like a real horse head, instead of a stylized one, WELL DONE!

Thanks, exactly what I was looking at just wasn't sure. In your pictures the horse head looks brown does the sealer make that happen or did you use a patina? We'll get this figured out some time. Thanks again for your help.

Hello Dave
Nice job.
I hope to see ya'll if you come back to GA for CHRISTmas. Oh yea don't forget to bring some soap too!
Eddie:

The brown on the main area is brass added while hot with the brass brush. Any other brown is discoloration from artificial light polution.

Why thank you Mr. Eddy! I would indeed like to stop by again but I doubt we'll be able to! I'll definately try though! Soap ehhhh? You know there is a modern service called the USPS (united states postal service) and they actually allow us to send things to people in defferent states! LOL

I'll see what I can do!

Dave