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afmetalsmith) wrote2006-07-20 05:39 pm
afmetalsmith) wrote2006-07-20 05:39 pm
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Today I have almost finished one of the new Confetti Rings. It's drying now, after the penultimate polishing step; later tonight I'll hit it with rouge and wash it again, and it'll be done!
After a lot of experimentation and frustration, yesterday I finally worked out a reasonable approach to delicate soldering on a big- not heavy, just awkward- piece. It is to be hoped that I will now be able to get all the 15-25 remaining solders done fairly efficiently and effectively! I am fully expecting polishing it to be a real treat, too. Sigh.
The weather was cool and temporarily non-humid yesterday, so I got lots of the windows in the studio opened and ran the ventilation full-blast for a while to air it out. It was getting stuffy! The humidity has picked up again, so it's closed off with the a/c on now, but it was nice while it lasted. :)
I haven't been in the studio as much this week as I generally try for, and that's one reason the list of accomplishments isn't great. I have been spending some time on some of the other necessary tasks, like sketches and emails etc. for commission work... but that's not as satisfying as studio work, of course!
After a lot of experimentation and frustration, yesterday I finally worked out a reasonable approach to delicate soldering on a big- not heavy, just awkward- piece. It is to be hoped that I will now be able to get all the 15-25 remaining solders done fairly efficiently and effectively! I am fully expecting polishing it to be a real treat, too. Sigh.
The weather was cool and temporarily non-humid yesterday, so I got lots of the windows in the studio opened and ran the ventilation full-blast for a while to air it out. It was getting stuffy! The humidity has picked up again, so it's closed off with the a/c on now, but it was nice while it lasted. :)
I haven't been in the studio as much this week as I generally try for, and that's one reason the list of accomplishments isn't great. I have been spending some time on some of the other necessary tasks, like sketches and emails etc. for commission work... but that's not as satisfying as studio work, of course!