It is hard for me to realize that it was twenty years ago when I intalled a
30-30 bullet-and-shell into a cast Lucite sculpture. It seemed advisable,
since the plastic would undergo intense pressure and heat during its
formation, to remove the explosive from the shell. (I am not a gun person,
and hope I am not misusing these terms.) On the advice of the sporting goods
store across the street, I set the shell on the coil of an electric range,
turned it on, and left the room. I returned after it fired, located the
bullet, and reassembled it with its shell. If I were to repeat this
operation, I would contrive some kind of catching device of soft material so
that it did not ricochet randomly about the house or damage itself on the (in
this instance, tin) ceiling. The sculpture turned out quite well, and was
sold from a reputable gallery in Soho that summer.

David Formanek
USS Constitution  Museum
Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum
Affiliations listed for identification only. Opinions in this e-mail are my
own.

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