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prospero
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by prospero Thu 05 Dec, 2013 8:25 pm
I did eventually devise a way of mounting a horseshoe onto a frame.
It was all a bit of a rush job so I didn't have much time to cogitate, but I think it came out not-too-bad and the customer was pleased.
It's going into a charity auction today.
The print is by a local equestrian artist Daniel Crane and depicts Frankel. Racing fans will be familiar with the horse. The shoe is from his final race (the horse not the artist).
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by silvercleave Thu 05 Dec, 2013 8:32 pm
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by Tudor Rose Thu 05 Dec, 2013 8:32 pm
superb job, well done
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by IFGL Thu 05 Dec, 2013 8:45 pm
nicely done, everything is complimentary, to my eye perfect, wonderful job .
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by StevenG Thu 05 Dec, 2013 8:49 pm
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by Moondoggy Thu 05 Dec, 2013 8:56 pm
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by Elite Fri 06 Dec, 2013 2:54 am
Not your average framer
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by Not your average framer Sat 07 Dec, 2013 12:08 am
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by Geoff Sat 07 Dec, 2013 7:27 pm
Nice work!!.. particularly the colour and the width of the flat. From an aesthetic point of view, I think a slightly deeper bottom section housing the horseshoe would have added a better balance to the completed piece. Nice touch though and I hope it raises a good price for the charity.
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by StevenG Sat 07 Dec, 2013 7:41 pm
Out of interest how is the shoe mounted?
prospero
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by prospero Sat 07 Dec, 2013 9:32 pm
The original plan was to nail it on with proper horseshoe nails (Suitably shortened). But couldn't get any in time so it's strapped down with supersoftstrand. There is also a sticky-up bit on the shoe which fits snugly into a little cavity that a whittled.
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by StevenG Mon 09 Dec, 2013 7:44 pm
I've always wanted a shed where I could whittle stuff into stuff, sounds like you have it all!
prospero
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by prospero Tue 10 Dec, 2013 4:14 pm
Actually, I didn't do any of the whittling in the shed. I did it with a drill and a Dremel+engraving tool.
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by GeoSpectrum Tue 10 Dec, 2013 5:53 pm
How did you cut the glass?
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by Roboframer Tue 10 Dec, 2013 6:47 pm
There ain't none.
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by Not your average framer Tue 10 Dec, 2013 7:31 pm
I suspect that the glass only covers the image, not the horse shoe!
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by Roboframer Tue 10 Dec, 2013 7:47 pm
From the other thread
prospero wrote: I should have mentioned that there will be no glass
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by Not your average framer Tue 10 Dec, 2013 9:04 pm
Fair enough!
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by GeoSpectrum Wed 11 Dec, 2013 7:38 pm
Frankle must be popular at the moment, iv'e just had two jobs in from different customers of Ltd edition prints of the horse.
It's going into a charity auction today.
