Lava Lion
Jake wanted something wild. He had a very specific vision for his putter, where bullets were melting into the lava, and a katana sword floated above.
He wanted a gold crown with diamonds around the sides, and a roaring lion with wings on the bottom. And he wanted to be involved every step of the way.
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The first step was choosing the right piece of wood and dyeing it black. Then I poured yellow and orange UV acrylic to create a lava effect, and sent pictures over Trello to make sure the color was perfect.
I then 3D printed and hand-painted the sword, and used clear UV to hover it above the lava.
For the bullets, I removed all the gunpowder and primer before setting them in the lava acrylic. I roughed up the metal so that the clear acrylic would adhere, and carefully did the glassy pour.
The engraving around the side required 8 different passes, lined up perfectly for continuity.
This project took a couple months to complete, and a whole lot of back and forth to make it perfect.
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Details
Ordered: November 3rd, 2023
Shipped: February 13th, 2024