Thursday, March 08, 2007

Deburring

Ever since I first used a belt sander I have always liked them. This is the smallest of the three that I own. It is good for all kinds of odd jobs and today it helped in taking any sharp bits off of the edges of my bit of ironwork. I wanted to get that finished up today, but other work intervened. Tomorrow I will run the torch over it to get a nice layer of oxide, then brush on a mix of green tea and tool steel boiled together that turns the oxide black. Then reheat a little (fast heat cracks off the oxide) and rub on some wax with graphite powder mixed in. It makes a nice black finish for iron.
I started out drawing me on a chair, but I ended up kneeling on the floor, that happens a lot.
Charcoal on cartridge 33x41cm