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bebo - Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:37pm
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centipede

I found the body segments for thisi piece in a scrap bin. The eyes were made with some found copper(found at the bottom of a river) and I made a dimpling tool to texture the eyes.


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Well that is just cool! Is

kevincaron - Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 9:13am

Well that is just cool! Is it fixed or can you change how it is shaped? What did you use for a "spine"? How about the finish?


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As cool as it would be to

bebo - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 5:50pm

As cool as it would be to make it poseable, it is fixed. I used two lengths of 1/4" cold rolled round bar for the spine. I shaped them to fit the piece of driftwood that it is crawling up and then started laying up the body segments. The finish is a simple acrylic clearcoat, not too durable, but affordable.


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