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CraigMBeckett:
Inuumarue ,

From looking at your casting photos the thickness of you taper seems excessive as does the strengthening ridge running from the taper to the tip and the width of the blades appear to be far wider than the base diameter of the taper, which isn't the case for the forged ones shown, even for those you posted pictures of.  I would suggest that all of these are the reason for your heavy weights.

Craig.

Inuumarue:
Thanks Craig.

I had a bit of trouble carving the wax, the first time around it failed completely because I made it too thin.  And that was just carving wax, not pouring metal.  I'm debating between casting them as they are and altering them later, or altering the waxes before we coat them.  Either way I think your assessment it spot on.  I'll try and alter the original wax tomorrow to see how far I can edit the wax without it becoming too weak. The blades on the original were added on, rather than carved out, I hope having the head as one solid piece should help carving them thinner.
 
Ian, If all goes well, this time around I'll try casting some at finished shape for minimal grinding.  If they turn out, I'd be happy to look into getting a large run made in steel.  But one thing at a time, I have a nasty habit of getting ahead of myself.

Adam

Inuumarue:
Craig, Ian.  How does the new one look?  I've gotten its weight down to 2 grams, which should come out around 20g once cast. There is still a bit of extra material in the blades, so I may make 18g by the time all is said and done.   It's next to a wax fresh out of the mold for comparison.  I've been pondering over how much I can remove before it becomes a problem with casting.  It seems that these will take a fair amount of finishing after the fact but I'd rather put in the work afterwards than cast a whole dozen full of pockets and coldshuts.   


Adam

Ian.:
That looks spot on for a Tudor bodkin, (the less weight the better for a head)  im really looking forward to seeing the final product.

CraigMBeckett:
Hi Inuumarue,

As Ian says this one looks much better and with a bit of judicial finishing it should make an excellent final product. Well done!

Keep us posted as you progress through to the finished head, and don't forget lots of photos.

Best of luck

Craig.

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