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Ants Miseretto part 18

Posted on July 13, 2012 by metal_musings

Working on the other side of the handle now.  This will be carved bark and a partially hidden centipede. Above, I engraved the outlines of the bark surface on the shibuichi scale.  You can still see some of the laser … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 17

Posted on July 8, 2012 by metal_musings

I’m back to working on the Ants Miseretto after a hiatus.  I’ve been wracking my brains trying to figure out what should go on the other side handle scale, and I’ve finally decided. Above, I’ve drawn on a knothole and … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 16

Posted on May 1, 2012 by metal_musings

Now to inlay the gold wire for the legs. Above, I’ve used an opaque white Sharpie™ permanent felt tip marker to make a background for my drawing, and have drawn in the legs for the first ant. Using a small … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 15

Posted on April 29, 2012 by metal_musings

Inlaying the 24 karat gold wire – I folded the wire to fit into the rear part of the inlay pocket, then annealed the wire. Above is the entire ant, with three folded wire inlays. All three ants with filled … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 14

Posted on April 29, 2012 by metal_musings

I’m back in the saddle again! I’ve installed the dagger in my engraver’s vise and used my three “ant punches” to lightly punch three ants in the shibuichi handle scale. Here’s a closer view, just lightly punched.  I wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium part 3

Posted on April 24, 2012 by metal_musings

Finally finished.  I sculpted the other moth using a flat graver and a fairly large hardened steel punch.  I did finally go with stippling the background with a sharp, four sided punch, but initially had some problems with the steel … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium part 2

Posted on April 20, 2012 by metal_musings

Moving along, I did a little more today.  Above, I’ve removed all of the background. Here, I’ve finished sculpting the right hand moth. And another quick and dirty inking.  Rather than the scribble texture, I may try stippling the background. … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium

Posted on April 19, 2012 by metal_musings

I have been curious about engraving 6ALV4 Titanium.  A lot of high end knives are available using this titanium alloy for the handle scales.  It has a bad reputation among engravers, so I thought I would experiment with some and … Continue reading →

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New Engraving Tool

Posted on April 16, 2012 by metal_musings

I’ve been gone for the past month for family reasons, so had to suspend my work until now.  Just before I left, I received my new Lindsay Nitro G20 AirGraver, and had just enough time to play with for a … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 13 – Risk Reduction

Posted on March 9, 2012 by metal_musings

Finishing up the pendant by adding my signature to the silver backing, and beginning texturing.  On the left you can see the beginnings (outlining) of my “scribble” texture, and on the right, starting to fill in – it’s a pain, … Continue reading →

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