Snake and Bling
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Bruce, that is simply FANTASTIC!!!!
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Without a doubt, my newest favourite of your stuff!!! I love it:biggrin::biggrin:
:biggrin:Without a doubt, my newest favourite of your stuff!!! I love it:biggrin::biggrin:
WoW! Did you make the clip yourself?
ldb2000
Member
Awesome stuff Bruce . Lots of bling there
OKLAHOMAN
Member
Bruce, Another great pen, your lost wax castings are to drool over....
Thanks - Yes, I did the wax models for clip and cb, had them cast, then did the finishing and stone setting.
arjudy
Member
Classic. Love the artistry.
Druid
Member
Excellent work Bruce, stunning!
rjwolfe3
Member
Man that is too cool. I love that clip!
CSue
Local Chapter Leader
Wow! Nice! I love the clip work. It really sets off the pen.
ldb2000
Member
Bruce , did you use anything special to set the stones ?
workinforwood
Member
That's a really great looking pen Bruce!
With much regret, I use an adhesive product called Gem-Tac that I got from Ben Franklin. I have used it before and it seems to hold the stones well. I do use a bur designed to leave the correct angle to drill the hole. These are available from Rio Grande and other jewelry supply houses.
My regret is that despite numerous attempts I am still unable to set a stone the proper way, not scar the metal beyond repair and have it stay put. In an ideal world, the metal should be pushed over the wide part of the stone holding it place. I have done bezel and prong settings, but the pave still baffles me. Wish there was a local class for this, but its on my bucket list.
Jim15
Member
Awesome pen, your work is great.
cnirenberg
Member
Bruce,
Inspiring work.
Inspiring work.
jleiwig
Member
It's different.
Does the tail wrap most of the way around the cap?
Does the tail wrap most of the way around the cap?
This one only about 1/4 around.
broitblat
Member
Great looking work, Bruce.
Can we see a close up of the center band?
-Barry
Can we see a close up of the center band?
-Barry
witz1976
Member
Damn, that is a nice pen!
Here's a better look at the cb as well as a few others in various stages of the process. The purple looking one is a wax model before I drill the holes. The whitish looking one is how they look right after casting with firescale. One without stones has been cleaned up a bit - still needs some more polishing - but the holes have been reamed with a stone setting bur.
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ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
So many details.
GREAT work Bruce!!! You are far more patient than I. (AND talented, but that went without saying, as they say!!)
GREAT work Bruce!!! You are far more patient than I. (AND talented, but that went without saying, as they say!!)
PR_Princess
Member
Magnificent Bruce!! But I don't know which I like more though... I love the new details in the snake, and I love the CB bling! Heck I love it all!!:tongue:
So just call me a happy camper and put me with Skippy on this one!!!
So just call me a happy camper and put me with Skippy on this one!!!
johncrane
Member
Yep l too agree with Skip! fantastic work Bruce is that a keeper?
Yes - but so are most of mine
workinforwood
Member
Yes - but so are most of mine
Hahahaha...you are too funny Bruce! We all know about how that can be the case too, but hey..if it sells, great, if not great, that's the way I look at it. Creating is far more fun than selling.
Stick Rounder
Member
WOW! Great job.
Mrs Rojo22
Member
Really nice!
Robin
Robin