Father's Day Etchings
I've been away for a while, but I was commissioned to make a couple of Father's Day etchings. Here they are! I've also been making other etchings in preparation for the Etsy shop.
I know it's going slowly, but I'm also working on the next band project. New music for that will be available soon as well.
Also... our washing machine died.
I've been away for a while, but I was commissioned to make a couple of Father's Day etchings. Here they are! I've also been making other etchings in preparation for the Etsy shop.
I know it's going slowly, but I'm also working on the next band project. New music for that will be available soon as well.
Also... our washing machine died.
Blast from the Past: Carl Thompson
This is the original post from 10/12/2005 about a phone call I made to famed bass luthier Carl Thompson. I've edited it a bit (i.e., I've excised a few parts) but for the most part it is as I originally posted it on LiveJournal nearly five years ago.
I talked to Carl today and we agreed on a round...
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This is the original post from 10/12/2005 about a phone call I made to famed bass luthier Carl Thompson. I've edited it a bit (i.e., I've excised a few parts) but for the most part it is as I originally posted it on LiveJournal nearly five years ago.
I talked to Carl today and we agreed on a round...
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Benjamin + Galvanography = AWESOME
I've been etching brass, for the most part, using a combination of hydrogen peroxide and muriatic acid (which is basically just hydrochloric acid diluted with water). It's effective but slow, noxious, and a monstrous pain to work with. Since I began etching I've read about something called galvanic, or electrolytic, etching and thought, "One day... one day I'll try that!"...
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I've been etching brass, for the most part, using a combination of hydrogen peroxide and muriatic acid (which is basically just hydrochloric acid diluted with water). It's effective but slow, noxious, and a monstrous pain to work with. Since I began etching I've read about something called galvanic, or electrolytic, etching and thought, "One day... one day I'll try that!"...
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