Bigj51
Member
Let me first say thanks to Jjartwood and Yorkie who's designs I drew inspiration from. After seeing many of the steampunk designs from the talented members here and not being able to find blanks to purchase anywhere, I finally decided to try and make my own. The first two I decided to try were Sierra Vistas.
For the blank material I started with aluminum and copper tape as well as ebony Rub'n Buff for the distressing. I then created my imitated rivet pattern. Most I have see have the rivet dimpled inward. On mine i wanted it to look like the head of the rivet was sticking up so I did my impressions from the back side.
Here is a shot after I had the tubes patterned, wrapped and ready for casting.
And the cast blanks....... I used Silmar 41. I love that stuff!
And here are the pics of the first blank I turned. I decided on Black Titanium/PlatinumSierra Vista hardware. I love how it turned out other than I need to get pictures with my Nikon D7100. All of these pictures were taken on my iPhone 5.
I would appreciate any comments and critiques.
For the blank material I started with aluminum and copper tape as well as ebony Rub'n Buff for the distressing. I then created my imitated rivet pattern. Most I have see have the rivet dimpled inward. On mine i wanted it to look like the head of the rivet was sticking up so I did my impressions from the back side.
Here is a shot after I had the tubes patterned, wrapped and ready for casting.
And the cast blanks....... I used Silmar 41. I love that stuff!
And here are the pics of the first blank I turned. I decided on Black Titanium/PlatinumSierra Vista hardware. I love how it turned out other than I need to get pictures with my Nikon D7100. All of these pictures were taken on my iPhone 5.
I would appreciate any comments and critiques.