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