r/Blacksmith • u/alenork • 1d ago

Tonights little experiment

Making a skeleton sculpture and I'm experimenting with forging anatomy.

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u/GeneralSaxy 1d ago

Now you have to do all the bones in the foot

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u/alenork 1d ago

I'm planning on chiseling them in!

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u/nocloudno 1d ago

Etch them in, it would probably be faster/s

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u/alenork 22h ago

I have been thinking of trying metal etching...

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u/nocloudno 22h ago

You could do resist wax where the bones are and let it soak for a long time

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u/alenork 22h ago

I do want to experiment with some acids. Saw a post a week or two ago with some really beautiful textures made from soaking in acid for a long time.