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This is an instruction on the process of how I made a spider brooch in titanium. The titanium is riveted to the gold brooch mechanism.
Forming the idea and sketching the basic spider shape.
I glue the paper to the titanium plate. Then when it is dry, I wet the paper with oil.
After it has soaked, the oil is wiped off and the remaining oil left in the paper lubricates the blade.
With titanium I still add extra oil when I saw it. Working in titanium, I use Super Pike Swiss saw blades.
The spider shape cut out and the legs bent a bit.
I use a cross cut flame shaped tungsten carbide bur to smooth thing out.
I gave it a semi type polish using Luxor polishing compound.
I shaped a gold body and cut a red Tourmaline for it. The brooch base is also in gold.
Components ready and the titanium spider blued.
After the components are riveted together the gemstones are set.
The spider on it's web.
The titanium spider brooch on the sculpture.
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