I glued the first sheet of foam onto the first half of the cutout and then shaped it with a razor knife.
Shaping the foam here.
Coating the foam with a layer of Apoxie Sculpt.
And then sanding it here and there to get a smooth finish and a used look at the same time.
Now drawing the spirals onto the finished axe head.
This is a screwdriver which I usually use as tool.
Used a PVC pipe here and covered it with Apoxie.
Looking good so far.
When the spirals are cured, trimming the edges can be useful sometimes.
Giving them a hammered look.
I think it looks better than engraving the elements, because I can’t really control the dremel to get a smooth effect.
So raised parts work better for me.
That hammered look is visible now after I painted the axe head black.
The work so far.
I skipped most of the mold making part, because it’s not interesting and I’ve shown that step by step with my other bilds.
SO you might want to check there.
The pommel and the tip of the axe combined in one mold. Saves time.
Done, done, aaand done.
have you ever made an ebony warhammer
I didn’t yet, but I have so many projects on my plate.
This may be a stupid question, but how did you create your mold?
There’s a couple of build logs where you can see how I make molds. Also if you want to learn how to do them in a serious way you can always check out my book “Cast like Magic” :)