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    Just warm enough to give the petal layers a spray of red which will be mostly obliterated later, just need a hint of red, the rest will be left to rust. After a raid on the better half’s craft stash, the dots are to keep the paint away from a possible glue area as I may have to glue the pieces together depending on the stem connection method, if I ever come up with one
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    Ooooooh! Red.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    Ooooooh! Red.
    yep, given half a chance and she would've had a go eating one too

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    [QUOTE=springwater;1491853]yep, given half a chance and she would've had a go eating one too [/QUOTEAddad patina?
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    Quote Originally Posted by springwater View Post
    a fight with the Honey Butterscotch icecream residue gunk coating,
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    I think I've just about got it licked


    Looking good Springy. I'm constantly amazed at the amount of work you put into a piece. No wonder your hands are getting sore.
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NCArcher View Post


    Looking good Springy. I'm constantly amazed at the amount of work you put into a piece. No wonder your hands are getting sore.
    Thanks Archer. The labels had all but worn off, the tin was mostly rusty but under the gray honey butterscotch gunk the tin remained shiny, I think I'm on to something My hands have healed well now and feel strong as, tell ya though, weaving the barbed wire was murder

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    [quote=tea lady;1491877]
    Quote Originally Posted by springwater View Post
    yep, given half a chance and she would've had a go eating one too [/QUOTEAddad patina?
    I tell you what, I've learnt the hard way, she likes to help, which is good, she's keen she's still developing her patinaring methods, although she's mastered the slobbered freyed look so I've placed a washing basin filled with offcuts on her level so she can patina away to her hearts content, down side is I've lost a lot of bench top space

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    [quote=springwater;1492269]
    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post

    I tell you what, I've learnt the hard way, she likes to help, which is good, she's keen she's still developing her patinaring methods, although she's mastered the slobbered freyed look so I've placed a washing basin filled with offcuts on her level so she can patina away to her hearts content, down side is I've lost a lot of bench top space
    Was she trying to help with the butterscotch removal?
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    After toing and froing, bit the bullet and roughed out some stems from tea tree roots 'cause I need to keep things going. They'll be drilled and cupped to seat the layed petal arrangement and hopefully accept a bolt and nut that'll be glued down the middle (ish)

    Not that happy with the awkward petal connection solution really and that I'm thinking of seating some rose thorns into the stem but we're getting somewhere, I'm sure
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    Wow Springy, I turn my back for a minute (well a few months) and look at what you've done!! Fantastic, you're work is just getting richer and deeper, great stuff
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    A good edge takes a little sweat!!

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    Nothing compared to what's going to come out of your new abode I bet, loved the last one but great to see you with more room about onya

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    Thanks Springy but I think you have far more imagination than I have. I'll just have to put in the practice. Anyway, yours looks a treat
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    Just a bit of oh so little time to start shaping up the all important outer petals today. I used a modified head of an eight inch spike and then a rounded over head of a six inch nail to bowl them out a bit. Still can't really get the shape right though. I spray painted the inner petals which work better as a butterfly shape wrapped around another. Still not sure of the stem connection which I'm slowly backing myself into a corner over, she'll be right
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    One at trial fit-up stage without its centre whoa
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    Looks good Craig.


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