MLMartin Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hello everyone First off I want to say Thank You to Mr Dillon. He gave me my first opportunity to work with perfection artisans and exposed me to wonderful forged sculpture. I started this piece 2 years ago when I was working with him once again over the summer. One afternoon we stopped shop work early and started "Forging Friday". He provided some material and the use of his grand shop. I started with a few sketches in soap stone and started forging from there. I think I used his 250lb Murry and his 500lb Bradley for the two main arcs. Well the two parts sat in my shop for the past years and have looked very sad. So a few weeks ago I decided it was time to make them come together. First I sank and planished the bowl of the main arc. Then I hot cut and drifted holes in the two main arcs. This was overly time consuming as I had to do this by myself. The drifted hole is 1 1/2. Also as a side note. This is what leg vices are made to handle, and why I always recommend securing them tight, with the leg on the floor. Next I bent the curves. I was lucky my brother stopped by on the day I was going to make the base. It started at 1" by 3 1/2" by 30". I did all the sledge work and he brought the work from the forge to the anvil. I used a 20lb sledge for most of the chamfering. Hole was slit and drifted over the vise again. Where I could I riveted parts together. The main arc is balanced on a barring and will tilt back and forth maybe 25 - 30%. To achieve balance I have formed the orb hollow and then poured hot lead into it until equilibrium was met. The orb is raised and welded copper along with the arrow point and the rivets. To first set the horn shaped rivets on the bottom I set up a fixture using a second leg vice as a buck or anvil. The vise is clamped onto the horn side of the rivet and adds mass so I can heat and rivet the other side. I still need to do a little finish work on the surface and decide how it will be coated. Wax for inside, or lacquer for outside. The piece is approximately 4 feet tall and I would guess around 100lbs. I have about 10 days into this I hope everyone enjoys it. I know I have been thrilled to see some of the wonderful work that is posted here. Mackenzie Martin Martin Forge Works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan C Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Beautiful work, it really flows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Good Morning, Looks good. If there were numbers on the base, it could also be a sun dial :) :) Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Love it. Looks like he's playing handball and winning LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 beautifully made! but I hope it lives in a very well lit area because there are a lot of pointy bits on there!! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Beautiful, I love it. I agree with Chinobi though, it has plenty of pointy parts and should go in a place where people aren't going to run into it. Be that as it may, it tells it's own story, really piques the imagination. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSIDER Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Wow, that's just stunning....love the flow on that project, real neat that. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Great piece Mac! Good to see you cranking out the work, keep it up. You may need to come up and forge out some more chunks B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 i really like that mac! lovely to see a well thought out and finished sculpture - i love the shapes and the weighty- looking -ness of the ladle shape, also the little horns on the bottom strap are a great detail. the section in picture three is fab - its delicious! i think the sharp bits really look good, the arrow heads and spikes, it is not what you'd expect :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kustomsteel Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I like the pointy, survival of the fittest! Nice sculpture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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