Messing about with pewter

[xoxoxoBruce]

I accidently forgot to take some Bismuth alloy out of my pocket, and brought it home. It's bad if you get fired taking something out but a damn fool if you get caught bringing something back.
This Bismuth alloy melts at 158 degrees F (yes it'll melt in hot water), we used it in tooling to locate bushings in drill fixtures where the old bushing was ripped out leaving a huge hole. It also expands slightly when it cools holding the bushing tight.

My buddy used to do a bunch of wood carving and he bought some silicone mold material so we cast several of his carvings. This one is about 3" high and has good detail. I mounted on a piece of Cocobolo scrap with some stars above and a wood chip that looks like a butte below, calling it, "Between Heaven and Earth"