tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16069974321805979082024-03-05T04:13:16.849-08:00Tom ChristiansenTom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-91779856542578300682013-01-07T14:12:00.000-08:002013-01-07T14:12:00.185-08:00An urn for my parentsStarting a new wood pattern for a project that is near and dear to my heart. Fortunately my parents are strong and healthy. I'm going to make a cast bronze urn that will nest two vessels together. My intention is to decorate the surface with a tree. I'm using the Hoop and Tree iconography and may incorporate a forged bronze hoop to lock the halves together.<br />
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This is the roughed out pattern. I will be refining it, sealing it painting and then creating the surface design in wax. I'll post weekly to show you my progress.<br />
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<br />Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-49439183874654362872012-08-21T13:55:00.001-07:002012-08-21T13:55:43.230-07:00Successful SurgeryI'll spare you the photos of my arm. The Ulnar Nerve and trigger finger surgery is healing well. It may be a couple more weeks till I can get back to work but looks like I'll have a complete recovery.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-85073869047017547182012-07-23T13:33:00.002-07:002012-07-23T13:33:52.178-07:00Dunbar Wisconsin Vet MemorialJust returned from Dunbar Wisconsin. This is an eagle I created for the Veterans Memorial they are building in their town park. It is a wonderful all volunteer effort.<br />
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<br />Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-35939399733718009622012-06-26T10:25:00.000-07:002012-06-26T10:25:04.094-07:00Duluth Public Art Project, Installed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday we installed the two figures at the Public Safety Building in <span style="background-color: white;">Duluth. One more trip is required to finish, we didn't bring the plaque along to install that too.</span>Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-1527370079251259272012-06-18T13:10:00.000-07:002012-06-18T13:10:50.657-07:00Duluth Public Art Welding Done!I want to invite you all to the studio, Last Chance Fabricating, 17 Railroad Drive, Lutsen, MN this Saturday June 23 from 10 till noon. We are going to have a send off party for the big sculptures. We will be serving doughnuts (Worlds Best) and coffee.<br />
The welding is finished. Now just a little more grinding and then sand blasting and patina.<br />
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<br />Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-34861231226939809862012-06-08T14:40:00.000-07:002012-06-08T14:40:40.615-07:00Finishing Up<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">note the threaded rod and clamp, in casting pieces some warping occurs so we need to squeeze the pieces together to get a good fit</td></tr>
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<br />Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-67998510533808910432012-05-30T14:52:00.001-07:002012-05-30T14:52:58.412-07:00Assembling cast pieces<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The casting is all but finished (one more mold to pour). Welding the cast pieces together. So far everything is fitting well with a little persuasion. The wax pieces can warp a bit so after casting we sometimes need to squeeze parts together or apply a hammer blow or two to close the gap.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-8948228797365280362012-05-20T08:11:00.000-07:002012-05-20T08:11:37.222-07:00Video about the Duluth Public Art projectKaren Sunderman and Steve Ash created this video for The Playlist.<br />
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Yesterday (7 May) was busy and fun here at the studio. Karen Sunderman and Steve Ash of the program<a href="http://www.wdse.org/shows/playlist/about"> "The Playlist"</a> PBS North paid us a visit. Karen and Steve shot video of our work on the Duluth Public Art Project. Lester was working on the last wax (a piece we miss-cast earlier), I was welding and both Lester and I did a pour. We were also vitrifying the final round of molds to be cast and Steve shot some footage of the molds in the kiln. Look for broadcast of this segment later in May. I'll post here when I know the date. You can keep more up to date with the Playlist schedule <a href="http://www.wdse.org/shows/playlist/whats-coming">here</a>.<br />
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A few years ago Karen and Steve came to the studio to do a piece on our work here. You can see a portion of that show by clicking <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y38MqRQhcH4&feature=channel_page">here</a>. This video also shows <a href="http://art.umn.edu/faculty/gallery.php?UID=potra001">Wayne Potratz</a> my friend and mentor. I want to thank Karen and Steve for the terrific work they do on behalf of the art community in the north land. Having the exposure they are able to give us broadens our audience and gives us a sense of accomplishment.<br />
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It has been several weeks since I last posted but we have been working very hard. We have nearly all the casting done with only one mold failure. Not a bad ratio for the number of molds we have cast.<br />
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Making good progress on the project. We are being extra careful on the mold making and adding insurance in the form of sand molds over our ceramic shell. This adds perhaps another hour per mold but insures we don't have to start from scratch if a mold fails.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final 3 sections of the legs, all the debris in the background is waste. But if one of our shell molds were to fail we would not only have 30 pounds of molten bronze on the floor we would have to start the wax process over. The sand mold is insurance to prevent this from happening.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make shift blower. To dry the shell cores (inside the mold). I found a sleep apnea pressure device that blows a gentle 8 cfm, split the pipe and put ends into mold. Works great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Body section, because these are so big we are coating one side at a time. To prevent the wax from spreading out from the weight of the mold material screws are set next to the wax, blocks are underneath.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The female officers face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">male officer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arm sections in the ceramic shell room with the first coat of liquid<br /></td></tr>
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The pictures of the faces are taken after the initial clean up and a quick sand blast. I'm pleased with how well the castings came out. The final 3 sections of legs are in the kiln and should be ready for a bronze pour tomorrow. The arms are in the first coat of the ceramic shell process.<br />
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Here at <a href="http://www.lastchancefab.com/">Last Chance Fabricating</a> we use a product called <a href="http://www.shellspen.com/">Shellspen</a>. It is a very good product and makes the process easier because we don't have to keep our liquid silica mix in constant agitation. I did this for a number of years with an elaborate mixing machine and lots of difficulty if the power went out.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-48629466340432676692012-03-25T10:25:00.001-07:002012-03-25T10:25:04.603-07:00Duluth Project Update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the wax heads ready for ceramic shell process</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back of sections, the red wax, called sprues, act to channel the molten bronze to the pattern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the pieces after the first dip in the liquid silica </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second dip of liquid, allowed to drip off the excess</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">subsequent dips of liquid are followed by dry coats of stucco in progressively coarse grades with 10 coats total</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the completed refractory shells are now de-waxed, creating a cavity in the mold where the wax was</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">molds are placed in the kiln and brought up to 1800 degrees, that temp is held for one hour to vitrify the molds making them strong enough for the 2100 degree bronze</td></tr>
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It has been a busy couple of weeks around the studio. We have poured three times with good results in spite of having my pyrometer (used to check the temperature of the molten bronze) die on me. Other troubles have been four trips to the dentist for a problem tooth and infection and smashing my head on a sculpture resulting in a gash on my forehead. Just your average times at the sculpture studio. <i> </i>I am, however, very pleased at the outcome of our efforts.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-58728142510922109752012-03-09T14:30:00.000-08:002012-03-09T14:30:40.173-08:00Ceramic Shell Molds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are 10 of the more than 30 molds we will need for the Duluth Public Art Project.<br />
These are 3 leg sections (2 have been completed) and the badges and arm patches. These molds are half way through the dipping and stuccoing procedure. Next round of molds I will take a few more pictures to help explain the process.<br />
When these are finished we will start pouring bronze and should be pouring twice a week for the next 4 weeks.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-70458536136671327122012-02-22T07:58:00.000-08:002012-02-22T07:58:39.449-08:00Preparing waxes for investment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lester doing wax work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">body sections, some with sprues added</td></tr>
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The past two weeks Lester has been using the molds we created from the clay figures. He is brushing wax into the molds to create the hollow wax copy of the original sculpture. The red tubes you see in the pictures are wax as well. The red wax creates a system to introduce bronze into the pattern (sprues) and to evacuate the air as the bronze is poured in (vents). I have been sculpting the patterns for the details, badges and shirt patches.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-23824198151266682882012-02-02T14:24:00.000-08:002012-02-02T14:24:55.664-08:00Polytek Spray mold system<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing metal shims, you can see the flange dividing the figure in half. After this step we sprayed on the rubber mold material.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am prepared to spray on the plastic mother mold. Note two red pegs sticking up on the figure. Lester had the idea of using rubber grommets embedded in the plastic to help facilitate removal of the mold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spraying action shot. The loaded gun weighs almost 15 pounds. It was worth while to build the figures to be able to lay them down horizontally. Much easier to spray down and much less over spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lester using air pressure to help release the mold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mold sections, even though we used air pressure to release we ended up peeling clay off the armature. Actually , this works very well as it's easier to reclaim the clay.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of the 20 molds we made this way we only broke one. The plastic material was easily repaired with a 2 part epoxy made for plastic repair.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The face after peeling off the mold. This scrapes off the ears and damages the figure. No matter the molds are perfect.</td></tr>
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These are photos of the female figure taken over the last two days. It shows how we are using the Polytek Spray Mold making system.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-49736519410271199592012-02-01T06:57:00.000-08:002012-02-01T06:57:57.074-08:00A more feminine Deputy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A much less bulky body, thinner face and more friendly expression although the harsh light hitting her face isn't the most flattering. Her pony tail doesn't show here either. If you look back in the blog the difference is apparent.</div>
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Molds are now finished on the male officer. The Polytek mold system worked very well.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back half of the figure with the plastic mother mold sprayed on. When we are working on the female figure I will try to get a volunteer to take some pictures of that process. With the two of us we can't take action shots, just too much going on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lester trimming the flange with a jig saw.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shows a mold section, blue is flexible rubber, white is the plastic mother mold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the molds fastened together with bolts. We drilled through the flange before peeling the molds apart. I managed to manhandle one of the molds and broke off part of the flange. No worries though it will still work just fine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stripping the clay from the armature. We save the clay for the next project.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side of the piece.</td></tr>
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This morning we sprayed on the plastic mother mold over the front half of the mold. That material goes on very quickly and sets up in a few minutes. We flipped over the sculpture and sprayed on the rubber material on the back half and sprayed the arms. Don't tell Lester but I forgot to spray release agent on one of the arms. That oversight will make getting the rubber off the clay a chore but won't hurt anything but my reputation. The rubber will cure overnight and we will then spray on the plastic mother mold.<br />
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I definitely am glad I went through the trouble of making these figures sturdy enough to lay them down. It made spraying them much easier with far less wasted material. The shop stayed cleaner too. The gun loaded with spray material weighs about 15 pounds. It is very tiring to hold up for several hours at a time while working.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lester holding arm after we cut it off. We tied and taped off the arms to keep from deforming the surface.<br />
This was a very stressful operation but worked out perfectly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figure without arms. This makes mold making easier and allows for better results,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figure laid out to facilitate spray on mold. We supported figure in the middle to keep from deforming it.<br />
We added shims to part the figure in half but I forgot to get pictures of that step.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After spraying, the tool in the foreground is used with cartridges for applying mold material.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mold material applied, note the flange surrounding the figure creating a parting line for two halves of the mold.</td></tr>
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Tomorrow we will be spraying on the plastic mother mold which will give form to the flexible rubber.<br />
This was a stress filled day of very hard work. Everything worked as planned and tonight the rubber is curing so we can proceed to the next step.<br />
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That's me working on hands today and a close up of one that is finished.<br />
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Yesterday Robin from Duluth Police Dept. and Steve from St. Louis County Sheriff's Dept. came up for a preview. They are happy with the progress and gave me the go ahead to start mold making.<br />
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Lester has been making molds already of the hardware that goes on the officer's belts. The goal is to have both the figures finished and in molds by the 4th of Feb.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-81871388804949823232012-01-20T15:29:00.000-08:002012-01-20T15:29:26.691-08:00Big Plasteline Figures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since I have shown you a picture to put things in scale. This is the present form the Duluth project is in. Reworked the female figure quite a bit. She is more svelte now. A few details to go on the figures then the mold making can begin.<br />
Representatives from Duluth Police Department and St. Louis County Sheriff's Office are coming to visit tomorrow. Hopefully they will be pleased.Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com1Lutsen, MN 55612, USA47.647222 -90.67472247.6365245 -90.694463 47.6579195 -90.654981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-9130350914509575592012-01-18T12:55:00.000-08:002012-01-18T12:55:24.720-08:00Wax Patterns ready for investment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shown here are the two S&W hand guns ready to be subjected to the refractory mold process. In the lost wax casting method the term is investment. What you see here are the two guns made from wax. The red material is wax as well and you see the two paper cups.</div>
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The cups form a funnel in the mold. The red wax attaching the cup to the gun is called a sprue, the little red wax from the butt of the gun and from the holster to the cup are vents. Imagine trying to pour water into a pop bottle, the difficulty is the air must rush out as fast as the water pours in. By venting we can rapidly pour bronze into the molds.</div>
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Everything you see here gets invested (covered) in refractory mold material. We use Shell-Spen, a liquid colloidal silica and sand to build up coats of the mold. When fully coated the material will be 1/4 of an inch thick. The wax will then be melted out of the molds, the molds heated to 1800 degrees then bronze poured in where the wax was. The result is everything you see here will then be bronze. The sprue with cup and the vents will be cut off leaving the gun.</div>
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<br />Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606997432180597908.post-78243275512828973512012-01-16T15:11:00.000-08:002012-01-16T15:11:31.595-08:00Today's progress<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Made good progress today. I'm thinking the top half of the male figure is finished (except for the hands).</div>Tom Christiansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04679639964106056938noreply@blogger.com0