| When I first saw this cab, I was in awe of the talent of the
artist who had carved it. Done on Woolly Mammoth Tusk, close up
examination shows individual feathers carved on the eagle and I almost
expected to see the wolf lick his nose in anticipation.
After consulting with Sam Silverhawk as to exactly how I should proceed
with this project (Sam, thank you for all your help!), I did my first bit
of metalsmithing in 30 some-odd years.
Basically, the cab is glued to a beautiful soft brown suede. I
then proceeded to do bead embroidery down from the face of the cab using
brown size 16° Czech seed beads. Since this was to be a bolo, I
used a saw to cut the general shape of the cab out of nickel silver and
soldier the bolo finding onto the back of the metal. |
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Sandwiched between the cab and the metal backing is a form
of balsa wood that I carved to the shape. It acts as a cushion to
help support and protect the cab and to help provide a flat back to allow
the bolo to hang properly.
Finally, everything is glued together. For a final step, I
covered the metal backing with fine leather and stitched the leather
backing with the beaded cab layer using an accent of dark brown
charlottes. |
| The bolo ties are made of 4-ply woven leather that was cut
to the length requested by the soon-to-be owner. At each end of the
leather, sterling silver eagle heads were glued |
This wolf gazes out from behind the eagle. |
This striking coloring of mottled blue goes all along the
side of the eagle. |
Here is a good look at the bolo tips. Such beautiful
detail. |
In Private Collection
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From this angle, you can see the beadwork done to accent
the curve of the cab. |
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