{"id":65,"date":"2008-11-08T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T21:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leessilver.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/?p=65"},"modified":"2008-11-08T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2008-11-08T21:11:11","slug":"creating-a-mountain-sheep-kachina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/leessilver\/2008\/11\/08\/creating-a-mountain-sheep-kachina\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATING A MOUNTAIN SHEEP KACHINA"},"content":{"rendered":"

CREATION OF A MOUNTAIN SHEEP KACHINA TOP
\nBy
\nLEE EPPERSON<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThis is the finished Mountain Sheep Kachina.\u00a0 It is cast in 293 grams of sterling silver.
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\nThe Kachina mask will be used on a large piece of silver pottery.<\/p>\n

This paper will describe and illustrate the many steps in the creation of the piece.
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PHOTO 01:\u00a0 The main part of the Kachina Mask is turned out of blue Ferris File a Wax.\u00a0 The flat piece of wax is turned with steps in it.\u00a0 It will be wax welded to the major piece. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The wax turning process is described in Orchid’s Tips From the Jewelers Bench.<\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO 02:\u00a0 The photo shows the flat piece welded to the main portion of the Kachina Mask.\u00a0 Note that when two pieces of Ferris File a Wax are welded together each piece must be melted into each other.\u00a0 Ferris wax will not stick together unless the pieces are melted into each other.
\nThe steps in the flat disc may be seen in this photo.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>PHOTO 03:\u00a0 The next step is to carve the mouth portion of the Kachina Mask.\u00a0 A hole is drilled as shown and the mouth piece is carved so that a portion of it fits into the hole. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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PHOTO 04:\u00a0 The mouth piece is engraved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>PHOTO 05:\u00a0 The mouth piece is wax welded to the main piece from the inside.<\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO 06:\u00a0 The design is engraved on the surface of the main piece.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a> PHOTO 07:\u00a0 A thick block of wax is carved in the shape of the Horns.\u00a0 The horn shape is drawn on a piece of paper and bonded to the wax with rubber cement.\u00a0 The wax can be carved with a large burr in a cable driven hand piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PHOTO 08:\u00a0 Once the horn is shaped it is split into two horns.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a> PHOTO 09:\u00a0 The horns are rounded off.\u00a0 Note the horns have to be off set in opposite directions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO 10:\u00a0 The surface of the horns is texture with the tool shown.\u00a0 The tool is dragged across the wax perpendicular to the curve of the horns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n $\"\"$ <\/a> PHOTO 11:\u00a0 Two small discs are turned and textured.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a> PHOTO 12:\u00a0 The horns and the discs are wax welded to the main body of the Kachina mask.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a> PHOTO 13:\u00a0 Soft sprue wax is built up around the mouth piece to the body, the horns to the body and the discs to the body.\u00a0 The wax is poked with a hot tool to give the impression of fluffy feathers.<\/p>\n

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\nPHOTO 14:\u00a0 Feathers are cut from a sheet of 16 gage wax.\u00a0 The feathers are textured with a wire brush.\u00a0 The wire brush can be seen in the photo.\u00a0 The quill of the feathers is built up with a hot tool.<\/p>\n

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This is what the final project looks like.\u00a0 The pottery is approximately 3.5 inches in diameter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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