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Hand plasma cut & plannished Canadian Geese
Hi there. I thought I’d share a project I had done for a client of three life size Canadian geese flying that are actually used as ceiling lights. I used a Cut 50 hand plasma cutter to cut the 1.2mm cold rolled steel for the geese. I wanted it to be as filagree as possible to let light through and to also allow me a easier time of hammering and shaping the pieces. After making the body, wings and feet I plannish them to the 3D shape of the light required and mit them together. I use silver Mica as a light defuser inside each goose. They’re now happily flying in formation on the the clients ceiling here in Australia. regards Richard Yates Richard Yates Sculptor
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A few more plannished geese picsHi John
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Hi John. Thanks for the kind words. Sorry about the pictures being upside down or wonky I dont know why its doing that or how to fix it.</p>
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I dont actually have a plannisher. I do not do a lot of steel work on a regular basis ( i mainly carve wood for a living ) if I did though I would get a plannisher of some kind to try to save some wear and tear on myself! Ive just been doing it old school with hammers, ball peens and chisel edge type hammers anything to get the shape, a pipe in the curve of the body to contour it, rebar in the legs and then beat it. It was really fun looking around my shop looking for what I could use to beat the shape in with that I was needing at that time.</p>
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I also cut a gum tree base ( gums are like concrete wood! ) it worked like a kind of reverse anvil and I cut v grooves and rounded groves and different dished out areas on it to create the desired effect when plannishing. and the cool thing is when the wood starts to lose its shape I can just slice a inch off and do it again. Theres a image below of the stump and a cloud I did for another project I did that Ill post next. Youll see that I use vice grips to hold the steel and use insulated gloves to help cushion the blow to my hand.</p>
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The geese are flapper sanded and i used flat black spray paint to accent the areas needed and wipe it off before it really set up to give it a bit of that worn/ soft colored look. Then clear coat polyurethane to preserve the raw steel look and prevent rust. You should definately tear into that stainless steel sheet! You never know what might happen! Regards Richard</p>