The lesson …
Earlier this year, Covid-19 struck the UK and we went into lock-down. The schools closed so I embarked upon a small project with my eleven year old son as part of his continued home education.
Metal casting techniques.
Earlier this year, Covid-19 struck the UK and we went into lock-down. The schools closed so I embarked upon a small project with my eleven year old son as part of his continued home education.
Okay, so a new post is now long overdue. Things have been busy recently what with the summer holidays still a fresh (but fading fast) memory and all sorts of other things demanding my time.
I’ve been keen to make this one of my first casting projects and decided to allow my imagination a little creative freedom to boot.
Today we would see the results of our smelted copper and the goddess would break free from her tomb.
You may recall I mentioned a crazy caveman called Will Lord in my earlier post (Where it all began). Well this is the tale of my next meeting with this highly skilled and fascinating gentleman.
I needed to enhance my tool kit if I was to stand any chance of finishing my knife to a reasonable standard. …