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Say hello to my little freind !
« on: March 24, 2010, 04:27:01 PM »
 ;D

I picked her up today . I havnt been casting but have been busy ! ...and I may never cast agian with the warming and all ? ::)

So I got a fellow caster to cast it for me .  8) He did a great job . Tomorrow I'll polish her up at MTs

This project was hush hush since getting the wooden positive posted in the pattern making thread .

The 'Grail' and I are the only ones who know how it was done ....... ;D I am very proud of this gun . It's #2 next to smee .

BTW 3 1838's , 2 Morkos , one green howie and one red mortar where dropped off at the casters .

I have no clue when I'll be pouring agian .











Spuddy The caster said 'thats it' any bigger and there is shrinkage . So that will proly be the biggest I make .

I hope you guys like it . It will be one entery in the 'postal match'

Gary

ETA to say the 1838 is proly the biggest .
 
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2010, 04:30:54 PM »



Hello, little friend.                ;D


Cool beans!


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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2010, 04:49:31 PM »
Gary,

That's a cannon that you can be proud of, now you have to learn to use gravers and chase the details.....
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2010, 05:37:20 PM »
Wowie!  She's a beaut!  You said you had something hush-hush coming, and I knew it would be nice, but this is really something else.  I agree you need to get the details chased, and the rest of her cleaned up, and get her on a diet - hollow out her tummy so you can stuff some BP down her gullet so we can see some smoke and fire pics!!! ;D
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2010, 05:45:36 PM »
Thanks guys !  :) She'll be .50 Cal.
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2010, 05:57:06 PM »
Oh WOW! :o Sweet ;D.. Tell me more Length, width,  brass or bronze and how can you get me one like it lol.. And yes I'm Jealous..
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2010, 07:01:10 PM »
      When I saw those dolphins executed flawlessly in wax, I had a vision of pre-cognitive brilliance, as I imagined the finished gun in my mind's eye.  In very few cases does the finished product reach this level of excellence.  Gary, as off beat and sometimes goofy as you can be, when it comes to artistry, you simply don't mess around!!  Wonderful.

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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2010, 09:56:00 PM »
this barrel is the most advanced pattern Ive seen with the achantus leafs and the dolphins are an outstanding creation of art, they are copied in the exact same shape as the original was

now you set the level gary , you will have great difficulties to match the next one to the same quality
this is an incredible piece of art

its nice to see it cast as I know how many hours and how much struggling it was with the decorations
in just a few words "you are an extremely great artist"
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2010, 11:57:23 PM »
Wow ! Thank you very much Dan !  :o

Good freinds are the only reason I've been able to do any of this . Dan , you and Mike and Tracy have been most generous with your time , instruction and the free roam of tools and equipment Thanks.

Gary

El Caz it is made from Everdur Bronze .I'm not sure how long or heavy .



 






   
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2010, 01:14:53 AM »
Wow very impressive Gary!  I sure am glad I spoke to you when I did about the 1883.  What does it mean to chase the details?
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2010, 02:45:05 AM »
Quote from: Spuddy on March 25, 2010, 01:14:53 AM
  What does it mean to chase the details?

Cannon of this type had the details enhanced with gravers and files to bring it to it's greatest form if you look
at the 17th and 18th Century cannon they are not just cast and polished there is intricate hand work that went into
finishing it, gravers would be used to sharpen up detail along the edge of  a line they could also be used to finshih
and define a sculpted element or add engraving.
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2010, 03:00:11 AM »
Beautiful!
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2010, 03:18:36 AM »
I've got to say that that is beyond merely impressive, it's art!  May require a new catagory of Super Kewpie to do it justice.  Now how do we get on the "list" for the next one?
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2010, 03:48:24 AM »
I'm seriously impressed!  Are you going to share how you did it?  Progress pictures?
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Hello little friend !
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2010, 04:48:39 AM »
Very , very , nice little friend .   8)
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2010, 07:29:58 AM »
Now that's what I call a fancy barrel, its beautacious; splendid work, Gary!
Not long ago I called a few different foundries in order to get some information on their casting procedures, and they all said they were using Silicon (Everdur) Bronze because of its good casting qualities.
Why is there a parting line on the bronze, was this cast using the lost wax process?
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2010, 12:03:15 PM »
She is 6 lbs , 11" OAL
No in proccess pics on this one .
There is a parting line because I didnt do a complete job of getting rid of it . It is from the silicon mold ,yes lost wax .

Gotta go find some brasso  ;)

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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2010, 02:50:14 PM »
That is some sweet detail!! Congrats!!!
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2010, 02:15:12 AM »
nice
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« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2010, 11:16:51 AM »
Here are some more details the crest is just one I made up ,No clue what the coin button says but it had nice lions on each side of a shield .The origanal was insiced .

The date 1660 , and VOC crest between the dolfins







She is beginning to shine up nice ! Gary
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« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2010, 02:13:53 PM »
it start looking good now ,
at least you dont have any problem to know what you should do the comming days  ;D
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2010, 09:09:16 PM »
Gary, I did lost wax casting with gold and silver for many years making jewelry, and that is a very nice casting!Your first clean-up pics show that you got great detail for something this size with that much metal. But, the casting is only as good as the wax carving and the investment. Those take up so much time and care to get just right, so you did a superb job! You should rightfully be proud of that one! Museum quality when it's finished! BoomLover
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« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2010, 02:15:21 PM »
Here is todays progress






OK my vidio is worst than my stills . I forgot to turn off the darn camera ! After the shot thats really it .

She is all vented ,bored . Mike was a great help pionnering the process but now I have some tools to turn it with . Aluminum collars ,steady rest insert .

And it shoots good to  8). I could proly chase this thing for another year ....... I'm still working on it .

She's got a match finish bore for shooting in the postal match  ;D

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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2010, 05:21:47 PM »
Thanks for the Kewpie DD !  :) 
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2010, 06:16:35 PM »
It's a piece that I like. I identify what I like with a kewpie.
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #25 on: March 28, 2010, 07:29:27 PM »
Very nice Gary!  Congratulations on the Kewpie!  I think you need to fire the videographer, but thanks for posting it anyway!
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« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2010, 01:23:50 AM »
I for one would rather see just a light clean up of that barrel, allowed to patinate and sitting on a weathered and slightly distressed carriage , to my eyes , would be gorgeous.  perfection lives in museums in glass cases , and in ' experts ' heads.
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« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2010, 04:05:12 AM »
Congrats on the "kewpie"!  That barrel deserves it.  You reap what you sow.
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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #28 on: March 29, 2010, 05:06:31 AM »
I think your little fellow deserves a KEWPIE with an OAK LEAF CLUSTER 8)

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Re: Say hello to my little freind !
« Reply #29 on: March 29, 2010, 05:32:01 AM »
The kewpie means I like it...the only way it could get oak leaf clusters is to be in my collection, it's not!  :-[ So no oak leaf cluster.
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