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 |