Steampunk Gearrings

Well, several days ago I made a pair of Steampunk earrings for my wife. Then, with a little coaxing from Steve, I decided to mold one of them. So today I injected 30 waxes and sprewed them up for casting. It looks funky.






They will be cast in sterling silver, and will have a sterling post on the back. They will be for sale within the next 2 weeks or so. So pre-order now! You can pre-order it by going here!



Here is a similar pair in brass! Don't worry....Even when in brass, the stud on the back is sterling silver.





See you space cowboy....

Smoke with Edward

Just to start off, this is not a post about Twilight.

I received a commission from a friend of mine. The commission was to re-build an old smoking pipe that belonged to his family, but broke over time. The pipe was brass and wood, and was of traditionional Tibetan style. Here's a picture of what the pipe somewhat looked like before it broke:

I stuck with an industrial design, which is the general approach for me, but also speaks for the client's skills and talents in construction. The client named the pipe Edward, which is the title I will stick with. Here's some pictures of the finished pipe:

See you space cowboy....

Myconocle: The Eye of Psilocyborg

Well today I finished my monocle. It's of Steampunk design, and relates (in combination to the crown that is almost done) to a story that I wrote when I was younger. I'll go into that more when I complete the crown.

It's entitled Myconocle: The Eye of Psilocyborg

Myconicle
Myco from Greek mukes for fungus
Onicle from Latin oculus for eye

Psilocyborg
Psilo from psilocybin from Greek psilos for smooth and kube for head
Cyborg from combination of cybernetic organism

It's brass and copper with a leather strap and resin lense.

Here's some photos of it.






See you space cowboy....

Taking a Break from Being Stoned to Switch to Shrooms

Well, because of recent medical problems, I have to take a short break from my stonework. So in 2 days I made this monicle. There will be a leather strap to make it wearable, and the dome will be etched and filled with red resin for a lense.

This peiece is called Myconicle: The Eye of Psilocyborg. It is a steampunk monicle with (suprise suprise) steampunk mushrooms. It is a follow up to my previous piece The Crown of the Psyilocyking (Pictures coming soon, I swear.)

So here's a snapshot of the monicle pre-etching and pre-leathering. Professional pictures of both pieces will be coming soon.





See you space cowboy....

Stoned: Day 4

Well, I was told today by the doctor that I could not do any strenuous activity. However, he said that filing and sanding should be fine. So though I was planning on taking the day off from stoneworking, I decided to give rasping and sanding a shot. It's a bit early in the piece's development, but progress is progress.

Here's the stats and a picture for the day's work:

Hours Worked: 2

Amount Subtracted: 2 lbs

Tool of Choice: Half round course rasp, 60 grit sandpaper

See you space cowboy....

Stoned: Day 3

Oddly enough, I've been titling these posts as "Stoned," and today is 4:20. So I thought today would be a good day to do some sanding in order to take a good look at the grain and pattern of the stone. I took the picture, then put it into black and white so that everyone can see the grain a bit better. So here's the stats for the day, followed by the picture for today's work. You can actually really start to see the form coming out.





Hours Worked: 3
Amount Subtracted: Less than 5 lbs
Tool of Choice: Chisel and Mallet, with a little sandpaper

Is anyone actually reading this?

See you space cowboy....

Stoned: Day 2

More stonework today. This time, I have some progress pictures of me working. On the most part, in my safety gear. Eye protection and a leather apron are a must. The shards flying off from the chisel are very sharp and move quite quickly. The glove on my left hand is to help absorb the blow on the chisel. Here's the statistics of the day, followed by some pictures.

Hours Worked: 4
Amount Subtracted: 5 lbs
Tool of Choice: Chisel and Mallet

This is the picture of today's work.

These are two pictures of the stone before I worked on it. It shows some of the color and grain.

See you space cowboy....