Memento Mori Mask
I spent 5 weeks hand-forging the ultimate Memento Mori mask — a wearable reminder of mortality, made entirely with hammer, anvil, and fire. No TIG. No MIG. Just bronze, copper, and aluminum.
This museum-quality sculpture blends Stoic philosophy with ancient metalcraft. Half living man, half skull — forged for Tim Pool of Timcast IRL (although his people won't allow me to give it to him...frowny face emoji)
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Introduction
0:20 – The raw materials: bronze, copper and aluminum
0:40 – Hammering out the skull in aluminum
1:50 – Skull details
4:30 – Teeth and jaw details
5:05 – My first time working with bronze
6:40 – Shaping a metal human nose
8:05 – Cutting the eye hole
9:15 – Making the beard and hair from a single piece of copper
12:50 – Adding a patina to the copper
14:30 – Making the laurel leaves in copper
15:05 – How I made the green patina on the laurel leaves
15:40 – The alabaster base
17:30 – The reveal of the legendary mask
Get templates to make your own armor here: https://armortemplates.com/
This is the greatest piece I’ve ever made. What should I forge next — a Memento Mori coin? A full armor set? Comment below!
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