Started work on the handles for the Mermaid of Zennor treasure chest. I decided that I would make handles shaped like seahorses, rather than the copper shells I was going to make. I start by drawing the head shape onto a piece of flat steel and then cutting out roughly with a hacksaw. Then I use files to refine the shape more and add a bit of detail. I then welded the head to some round bar having drilled a hole in one end to take some steel wires which I twisted and welded together.
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filing the seahorse handle
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Next its a case of grinding the welds down and then cleaning up and polishing.
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| cleaning up the seahorse handle |
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