Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Elaborate Photos of Hand Made Saber Tooth Tiger

The Puzzle Begins as Winston starts a Hand Made Saber Tooth Tiger made from Picasso Marble, Mother of Pearl and Bolivian Pink Opal. The photos cover Winston's artistic methods over a 6 day period while hand carving a stone masterpiece.

ROUGH CUT FROM PICASSO MARBLE

FOURTH DAY ROUGH CUT FACE AND HEAD
CUT AWAY OF FINE DETAIL LINES FOR NATURAL MUSCLE LOOK
TOP OF HEAD MUSCLES BACKED UP
READY FOR CRATEX WHEELS TO PULL OUT ROUGH CUTS AND COLOR
COVERED IN CRATEX SILICATE CARBIDE RUBBER FROM SEVERAL BULLETS
THREE HOURS OF MULTI GRIT CRATEX TO PULL OUT COLOR AND SMOOTH SHAPE
FIRST LOOK AFTER 320 GRIT SAND PAPER
FINAL AFTER TWO HOURS WITH 400 GRIT PAPPER
THE REAL PICASSO MARBLE SABER TOOTH HEAD
FIFTH DAY HAND MADE DIAMOND BIT CUT HAIR OVER THE TIGER
FIRST LEVEL OF POLISH WITH BOBBING COMPOUND
STIFF BRUSH POLISH AND CLEAN UP IN ALL THE CUTS FOR HAIR
WHITE ROUGE POLISH STEP ONE OF THREE
CARVING READY FOR COMPLETE MOUTH OF TEETH AND TONGUE
CUTTING LARGE FANG FROM MOTHER OF PEARL FIRST ATTEMPT
CUTTING OUT LARGE SABER TOOTH IN MOTHER OF PEARL
WINSTON LOOKS FOR ANOTHER TOOTH IN MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL
FOUND THE RIGHT THICKNESS AND LENGTH FOR LARGE SABER TOOTH
REPLACEMENT TOOTH IN POSITION
MORE COLORFUL TOOTH WITH THE RIGHT ANGEL TO HEAD AND NECK


CUTTING OUT BACK UPPER TEETH

UPPER TEETH CUT OUT READY TO PLACE IN MOUTH

UPPER TEETH SET IN EPOXY LIQUID STEEL FOR A WHOLE NIGHT TO DRY

END DAY FIVE WITH SETTING UPPER TEETH IN SABER TOOTH
CUTTING OUT LOWER SET OF TEETH FROM MOTHER OF PEARL

START OF DAY 6 AND FINAL DAY OF CARVING
CUTTING OUT TONGUE FROM BOLIVIAN OPAL WITH WET DIAMOND
A MOUTH TO CONTEND WITH

DEAD STONE BECOMES LIVE KILLER
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

PICKING THE RIGHT EYE

SPECIAL BLACK EPOXY MIX FOR SETTING EYES

THE EYE ALWAYS BRINGS LIFE TO THE STONE
MANY A HUMAN SKULL WAS LEFT ON THIS EARTH BY THE SABER TOOTH
FINAL TOUCH ON DAY SIX OF ONCE A LIFELESS STONE

A FINISHED TIGER READY FOR THE MASTER SILVER SMITH

2 comments:

Wingmandwn said...

Thanks Mark for tje blog. You might mention this is the same saber tooth Patricia Cornwell wrote about in her novel "Scarpetta". Also the teeth are set with JB WELD......liquid steel for extra strength. Hope folks get a kick out of these shots!

Unknown said...

Wow I absolutely loved seeing how you made this! I collect custom belt buckles so maybe I can find a cool one like this in my area. Thanks for the pics, they were great.