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Celtic Trinity Knot

New project with reoccurring theme. I like the Celtic designs. They are interesting to make and have a certain mystic symbolism. There are various names for this simple design, Trinity being one of them. I was born into a Presbyterian church where the Celtic cross is a church icon. This was the firs...b2ap3_thumbnail_DSC03651.jpg
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CNC Wax Carving

I cheated on carving wax by hand. These were done with my Taig micro-mill. They are wax and the both measure 1/8"x1"x2" and they are designed to be a key ring tag. The owl is the family crest for the name Kautz. I first found a line drawing of the owl and designed the rest in Aspire software. The fi...b2ap3_thumbnail_DSC03647.jpg
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Tempus Fugit

I can't believe it is nearly the end of October. Last night was the last wax carving and silver casting class. Eight weeks have gone by. I did get the Celtic Knot cast and the sprues sawed and filled off last night. Other than that it is still in need of a serious post cast clean-up. Pictures will b...
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Working on Eternity

I am taking a formal training class on how to carve wax. Then I will also learn how to do lost wax casting in Sterling silver.I have carved two pieces already and this is my third item. It will be a pendent for a silver chain. It is called the Celtic Eternity Knot.   As you can see there is no ...b2ap3_thumbnail_celtic-eternity-knot-wedding-rings-white-gold.jpg
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The Little Things

I am gathering more tools. I just added a GRS bench pin to my collection. It's a bit of an extravagant spend for such a device but I am allowed to spoil myself. I wanted the GRS bracket to be in that location so I could use it for other accessories in the future. If I placed a cheap bench pin there,...
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