my works so far.

**bustagasket** · 02-09-2009, 06:03 AM

i am in awe

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 02-09-2009, 07:02 AM

Hi Binraker

. And welcome to the forum. I seem to have missed you yesterday - I went out for a meal with OH and 'my boys' to congratulate them on their various exam results and left the forum for a few seconds!!...

I love your work and agree with Di and the Dragon about the corset....but aren't all corsets designed for 'tweaking'!!!??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/binrake...7606298061633/...I hope you don't mind me posting this link to your flickr page to clarify what I have just said (they all think I'm a bit loopy on here anyway but in this case I can show them what I am referring to!!).....

I also have the enamelling book that was recommended and it is brilliant...but I haven't actually had the time to read it....and it is so much easier just to lob a question onto the forum and get an answer that you can interact with!!

**Di Sandland** · 02-09-2009, 10:14 AM

Barbara is right - women wear corsets with the intention of getting them tweaked a bit!

Now: back to the thread

**Pandanimal** · 02-09-2009, 10:41 AM

Wow, what a lot of beautiful work.
I would be so proud if I had produced so much loveliness.
I particularly like the vine pendant. Simple, flowing and organic.

**EmmaRose** · 02-09-2009, 12:57 PM

Lovely, no problem with finish I can see. Love the chandeliers, cheeky

Em

**Binraker** · 02-09-2009, 10:31 PM

Thanks for all the positive feedback.

I think the fact that people think what I have done looks finished is probably a credit to the photography rather than the metal smithing, It reminds me of a comment made to be by and old carpenter "A master tradesman is not someone who never screws up but rather someone who knows how to hide a screw up."

I would say that a good camera makes photographing things 100x easier. I have been photographing bits of machines and the insides of electrical things for years with compact cameras but as soon as I got a DSLR and put it in manual mode I found I stopped needing to think so much. A good camera an a couple of halogen desk lamps (most of my stuff is photographed under a single 35W Ikea lamp) is all you need for good quality imagery. Actually a Tripod is useful too, the lack of using one is evident in the squintness of some of my shots.

The chandeliers are my favourite idea I think. if only I was good enough to make them in real gold and make them lighter. I would also put a little button battery in there as well somewhere. A little project for the future.

**Fi Wilson** · 03-09-2009, 08:43 PM

Hi Binraker,

Your designs are fab, especially the kitty earrings. I love those as they are so simple. You've definitely got your own fantastic design style which I think you could capitalise on quite easily.

Fi