58er Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 My tattoo artist friend wanted to trade a card holder of some sort for some work. Heres what I came up with. Kinda a combo of forging and sculpture. I used his hand holding an old school tattoo gun as a model plan on him leaning buisiness cards up against it or perhaps a small separated card holder to go in front. Anyway, it was fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 SWEET, I LIKE it 58er! Now all your tatooist needs do is make a card with tatoo text to lay under it. How much tatooing is this going to get you? Pics! Provided they're suitable for a family site of course. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Very,Very Nice! Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkunkel Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 58er, very nice proportioned hand, lifelike pose, and nice finish! I would love to be able to forge something like that.......Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfforgeca Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 VERY Nice Hand !!! I have no Idea how to set it up to hold card though maybe something on the end ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Very cool hand sculpture. It deffinately needs something else added to it to hold cards tho. Is that tattoo gun staying with the sculpture? Perhaps make a tattoo gun where the top part holds the cards. That would look cool and not hide the sculpture by leaning cards against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Thanks guys Decided on separate card holder which can be used with or without hand sculpture. Yes. Gun would be staying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 The more I think about it the more I think a simple tray for cards under the gun would be attractive. Make it look like the cards are being tatooed and it invites people to touch the sculpture. I try to encourage folks to braille forgings there is just so much more than just looks. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 I like the idea of the tray. Ive started next job but I will whip out a little card tray and give him both. Thanks for the idea Frosty. This is why this site is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zadvorney Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 That is Really nice 58. Wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ironwolfforgeca Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 YEP that card holder Go's with the hand simple Good Idea !!! Looks like it belongs there to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Now have you thought of photo etching the card on the tray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 thanks... don't really know how to photo-etch..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 lots of info about it on the net. Just a suggestion to push an over the top design a nanometer higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Lot's of cool ways to etch. On occasion I've seen enameling that looked like it was silk screened. I wonder if it'd be feasible to use masks and plate with different metals for a silk screened effect. Hmmmmm. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 that is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 That is awesome 58! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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