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Marcus-Talbain — Werewolf Dwarf and Elf
Published: 2007-11-20 07:50:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 5220; Favourites: 59; Downloads: 90
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A werewolf a dwarf and an elf walk into a bar......3 rings I have made, 2 cast, one fabricated. Both the cast pieces were made using lost-wax casting, the mokume gane piece was fabricated by hand and you can see in-progress steps in the gallery.
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ahh, wonderful pieces!
Personally, I love the werewolf ring (one in the middle, I gather from other comments). But they are all very beautiful!!
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The patter on the dwarf one blows my mind, Wow did you do that?
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thanks, and yes.
Lost wax casting, edge patterning was done with a rough dremel bit, interior designs were hand-carved. The piece was sulfur-stained afterwards.
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Amazing quality!
Really like the different styles on each one.
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I like all of these. The dwarf ring is my favorite, though I like the way you've done the werewolf symbols (I did a bunch of werewolf pendants, though only one is in my current gallery) and the moire-like pattern of the mokume gane.
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Thanks! The dwarf is one of my personally favorite pieces. Unfortunately silver cannot hold the edges well when worn. I am currently working to make a similar one in titanium, which should hold up better and offers some interesting options for heat-coloring.
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Well, it's a rugged design, I would expect it to hold up fairly well. But titanium should be an interesting challenge. I look forward to seeing what you make.
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The edges tend to get worn down more than you would expect. I have some ideas on how to do it in titanium but first I need to get a titanium tube...
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For titanium, the first place I think of is Reactive Metals [link] but I don't think they have ring-sized tubing. A couple of places I haven't tried (yet) are Titanium Processing Center [link] and Titanium Metal Supply [link] But for just a few ring's worth of tubing, you might want to check places with scrap titanium for sale; I suspect they can be tracked down on the internet. I tried looking for other jewelry supply places (other than Reactive Metals) with titanium, and found a lot of places with finished rings of titanium, zirconium and silicon carbide, but no tube stock. If you find a good supplier, please let me know. (I was doing the research on behalf of some friends who react badly to most metals.)
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Oooo, i'll be sure to mention if I find anything, the basic concept of what I need seems so simple (perhaps a couple feet of titanium pipe, interior diameter of 18mm or so, with a 3~5mm wall thickness...) its just a matter of finding it....someone has to use something like that Somewhere in industry....
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Just so. Much of my frustration with the world comes from trying to find where I can get something I know exists....
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Sent an inquiry off to Titanium International, at the very least it looks like bars in the proper diameter are available and it shouldn't be a problem to drill out a couple inches at a time in the drill press.
(yeesh, 18mm? meant 8mm)
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Well, I've never tried to drill titanium, but I've heard that it's not easy.
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Ehhh, just have a good carbide bit, and go slow and steady. Having a variable speed drill press is nice and if you have cutting oil it helps a lot. I just use WD40, works fine as long as nothing catches on fire...which the dust and chips can do....have some baking soda on hand to toss on it
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Sounds like a plan. Looking forward to the results.
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(gah, double-duh, yes 18mm, mental note: sleep)
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oh, and suitable bars are available though a variety of places, such as Tico Titanium Inc:
[link]
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These are just stunning. (Love the werewolf one most though!)
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thanks, glad you like them.
Out of curiosity, which one do you think is the Werewolf?
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The one with the gw/city symbol carved into it silly.
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HAH, ok, just seeing if you auctually recognized it, was showing a friend (who has no clue) and she thought the dwarf and the werewolf were the other way around. I thought that at the very least the dwarf should be pretty obvious, I mean come on, chunky and heavy with geometric symbols! The dwarves always have the geometric symbols!
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Make her play some werewolf! What kind of a friend are you!
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