But then how would your data be valuable?

That’s interesting, I’ll look into it

And thanks for the nice words!

I always get a bit paranoid about things getting damaged and bent too easily. And I know it’s not always reasonable, I had a hard time accepting to make things like earrings with intentionally weak links for example (I used to make the whole thing extra strong, and then realized that if something pulls on the earring, it’s better for it to break than for the ear itself). Even with a pendant, you can have a coat on top, the strap of a bag, etc, and I start worrying that it would be ruined by such an easy mistake.

I’m definitely not a jeweller either, I just picked up a hobby of crafting pieces with a saw, and as such I’m rather limited in my knowledge of other methods.

Who knows, I might try casting eventually. I have the basic tools to do it, and some tin that I could melt, but that would be for a very different style since you can’t make much in tin without it bending ^^’

The tarnishing is a problem indeed, I have been considering using some varnishing to prevent it, but I’m not convinced on the results.

The good thing with the hardness of brass, is that it makes it possible for this craft to be really thin, while still resistant to being bent too easily; I wouldn’t expect the same from gold. And well, another good point (other than the costs) is that there isn’t a whole legal headache around buying and reselling gold, too.

I haven’t tried casting yet (I know, it seems like something obvious to do, but I like working without heat for some reason), but I have a feeling that the “sharpness” you get from sawing the metal is harder to obtain when casting, which tends to make slightly softer shapes.

But yeah, precious metals do have a lot of advantages. I have been a bit stuck, not using silver, to have a grey metal to craft, because other than aluminum not much is doable.

Hardening with AI, lmao

It’s cut with a saw, by hand. The only electrical tool I use other than that is a rotary tool that allows me to drill the initial holes and polish the end result

That’s a good idea, but I don’t have the tools to anodize it… But if I get the budget I might experiment with that!

I get your point, I wasn’t offended or anything ^^

But the points are not that pointy so they shouldn’t hurt the skin, but yeah, catching on clothes and such is a problem with it, I agree

It was not easy, but the design is made so that the connection points between the octopus and the base are pretty small (just a section of tentacles) so it ends up working out smoothly enough. The problem is mostly to get a smooth curve, because the metal tends to try to stay flat, and to just bend on one spot, so you need to sort of bend it progressively and work the curve along the shape.

I don’t bend them with my fingers but with pliers and such, so my fingers are safe :p

The pointy parts shouldn’t be pointy enough to hurt, but you’re right that it could get caught on clothing and such…

That was a source of inspiration!

Painful?

I did, my deer.

I guess I must have been tired when I wrote this :')

I might end up giving the option to have clamps instead of earring hooks, so that pierced ears are not a requirement. And/or possibly make a necklace version.

I didn’t see it as lightning before, but now that you’re mentioning it, it does look like it could be seen both ways.

Err, I mean, that was totally my plan from the beginning, of course!

I don’t have any picture that shows it clearly right now, but I guess this does show it a little bit more…

Well, engraved is on the surface, while cut goes through the whole thickness of the plate. This mostly means that the tools to do it are different, as engraving is often done by either scraping the metal with a “blade”, or with a rotating tool with a polishing bit; while the cutting is simply with the same saw I cut the rest of the shape with.

Obviously it changes the looks too, as it makes the pattern see-through, but it doesn’t show much on the picture…

Thank you for the kind words, hope we can work things out. You’re welcome to contact me to request a craft whenever you’d like and we can discuss it more in detail.

Wishing you happiness and wellness as well, take care!

Well, the size can be adjusted to be bigger, but they currently are around 3.5cm for the guillotine itself (so a bit longer with the skull/crown under, around 4.5cm).

Feel free to contact me on etsy if you want to work out the details and see what I can do to fit more what you’d like.