Here is a way to make the hinges on the treasure chest work! This was a fun project to make and it came together very nicely but, first I had to solve the problem of the FRUSTRATING hinges!
Music from Epidemicsound.com
ES_They Sold Their Souls - Bonnie Grace
ES_It's Getting Late (Instrumental Version) - Ten Towers
ES_Altair - Benjamin Kling
ES_Green Space - Halcyon Lounge
ES_Bird of Passage - Jakob Ahlbom
ES_Locked Heart - Heath Cantu
ES_Lullaby Beach - Rand Aldo
Timings:
0:00 Introduction
1:50 Painting Shells and Fish with Mica Powders
3:38 Making the Gems
5:41 Making the Treasure Chest
6:45 Unmoulding the Shells and Fish
8:35 Enhancing the Shells and Fish
10:28 Unmoulding the Treasure Chest
12:00 Making the Hinges
13:38 Gold Highlights on Treasure Chest
14:15 Making the Base
16:00 Solving the Hinges Problem
21:17 Adding Chain to the Treasure Chest
22:00 Finishing the Base
23:44 Assembly
25:15 Video of Finished Project
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