cliffrod
hammer swinger
Last Activity: Yesterday, 12:43 AM
Joined: 08-13-2019
Location: Boiling Springs, South Carolina USA
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The last several weeks have been busy in studio, but shipped that job a week ago so I had a little time & $$$ to do bike stuff before the next stone... -
Charlie is right on this one.
if you're really honest with yourself, the better you get the more you understand how much you need to learn...Leave a comment:
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As perspective, realize that formal apprenticeship or thorough training side-by-side with an appropriate expert would entail at least 2 years (if not...Leave a comment:
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It's always a challenge to do subjective work and satisfy a customer. Part of the reason for my stone carving thread was showing how hard it is to do...Leave a comment:
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Very cool. Looks like a great idea, Robert..Leave a comment:
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Thanks for the picture of your mallet, Neil. Just started turning mine on the wood lathe here & hope to be using them soon....Leave a comment:
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That's even better than what I was thinking. It would help a lot with heat sink vs melting. The punch arrived to make my clamps, so I'll be working...Leave a comment:
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After a request yesterday afternoon to add more lines to the hair, I added the fewest and most shallow ones I could to help keep the job from looking...
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After all my years as a chef, seems like the only time anyone cooks for me anymore is when we're doing an extended visit at their house. Ma hasn't cooked...Leave a comment:
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While waiting for a response from the patron, I did get some unexpected pr yesterday.About 18 months ago, while promoting our annual Antique Bikes on...
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this isn't my first rodeo...
Like stated above (actually corrected- man, I hate autocorrect...), an email came this morning with concerns...Leave a comment:
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Thanks, guys.
I can usually manage the stone part, even when I'm carving a thinner portion that just rings like a bell the whole time you're...Leave a comment:
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Thanks, Robert. Hadn't tried that yet. It makes a lot of sense. -
As always, it looks great, Robert....Leave a comment:
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Grounding small parts, TIG
after wrapping up my stone, I spent a little time yesterday making a practice headlight ear for my Guzzi project. I have a Miller 250Synchrowave and water...
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Thanks again for the good words, everybody. Good stones are hard to comprehend, especially the ones that I look back on at a later date and still find...Leave a comment:
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I used to come home from the studio, especially when I was an apprentice, and be all jacked up about how good my stone looks. The next day, things would...
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thank you, sirs. Your compliments mean a lot to me.
these pics are from a couple of days ago, as I started on the hair detail.
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