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The Kachina mask will be used on a large piece of silver pottery.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Both pieces are turned in the manner described in my paper number 1. The thin section will have a hole left by the mounting screw.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The crown will be wax welded to the lower piece.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The upper portion of the assembly will be too thick. The inside of the top of the lower body is ground away. Some of the crown is also ground away.<\/p>\n

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PHOTO 02: The photo shows the flat piece welded to the main portion to the Kachina Mask.<\/p>\n

Note that when two pieces of Ferris File a Wax are welded together each piece must be melted into each other. Ferris wax will not stick together unless the pieces are melted into each other.<\/span> The steps in the flat disc may be seen in this photo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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PHOTO 06: The design is engraved on the surface of the main piece.<\/span>
The enraving procedure is described in paper <\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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PHOTO 11: Two small discs are turned and textured. <\/span>
note the hole in the top of the assembly. Without the hole, air would be trapped in the assemble when the investment is poured. There would be a large amount of silver in the area where the air was trapped.<\/p>\n

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

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PHOTO 13: Soft sprue wax is built up in the joint of the mouth and body and the discs and the body. The wax is poked with a hot tool to give the impression of fluffy feathers.<\/span>
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PHOTO 14: Feathers are cut from a sheet of 16 gage wax. The feathers are textured with a wire brush. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The white wire brush can be seen in the photo on the left. The quill of the feathers is built up with a hot tool.<\/p>\n

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Feathers are added to the back of the body of the mask.<\/span> Pink 8, guage wax wire sprues are added to the body as shown above. The project is over sprued to insure the item will not be lost in casting.<\/span> Assembly is vacuum cast following the casting instructions in my paper number 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

The procedure described in paper no 2 is followed to prevent fire scale.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is what the casting looks like after the investment if removed with a brass brush.<\/span>
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