Posts: 8,310 Location: Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Fri 20 Feb, 2015 5:06 pm
Here are some pics of the first stick I mounted using one of the castings.
I will also cross post pics on my " Walking Stick " Topic with a link to this Topic that shows the making of the wooden model and the whole story about the bronze castings, so on this topic I'll just show a few group pics of the top of the finished stick + some of the other castings next to the original wooden model.
On the " Walking Stick " Topic I'll show only a few pics already here but will add there more pics of the finished stick: I don't want to show too many of the same pics twice, although there will be a couple of repeats.
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=25383&start=90
The mounted head is more highly polished and harder to photograph due to the very bright reflections.
I did a text with G96 Gun Blue Paste and it does produce a very dark patina. I re-polished the head to remove some revealed small pits and scratches on the beak part, but I'm probably going to do the panitation again as I like the look of it.
I ran out of the Gun Blue paste so I have to go and buy some more: The finish is sort of bluish dark green, but I'm not sure because I'm partially Red/Green colour blind and I have trouble distinguishing between some greens and some browns.
Pure red and pure green I can see the difference, but a lot less sure when the colours are not pure.
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Group pic.
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At an angle showing the heads from multiple angles.
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Stick in hand.