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Ants Miseretto part 12 – Risk Reduction

Posted on March 9, 2012 by metal_musings

OK. no more dancing around, time to add the gold legs. I started by engraving the cuts for the legs, first with a Lindsay Universal graver, followed by a Carl Bleile narrow graver, so the cuts are quite deep.  The … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 11 – Risk Reduction

Posted on March 8, 2012 by metal_musings

Further work on the ant pendant.  I began carving the wood texture and knothole, using carbide burrs, and engraving the thin lines for the knothole.  Above is how the shibuichi looks without the patina. And a quick patina to see … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 10 – Risk Reduction

Posted on March 2, 2012 by metal_musings

Now to inlay a gold ant into shibuichi – just to make sure I can do it, and work out any difficulties before risking my miseretto canvas… Here I’m test fitting two Argentium™ silver jump rings to the pendant.  I … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 9 – Risk Reduction

Posted on February 29, 2012 by metal_musings

Now that my “canvas” is completed, it’s time to turn my efforts to the design phase of the project.  I’ve spent an awful lot of time making the knife, and I’m concerned about inlaying the gold ants in the shibuichi. … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 8

Posted on February 25, 2012 by metal_musings

Finally!  Today I finished the canvas! Above, I took corners off of the shibuichi scales, using my belt grinder. Then, I started draw filing the edges, working them down even with the steel edges of the blade. Here you can … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 7

Posted on February 23, 2012 by metal_musings

Today I worked on getting the shibuichi handle scales installed.  Above, I’ve cut the two scales out from the shibuichi sheet.  You can still see the paper pattern rubber-cemented onto one of the scales. Above, I’m temporarily super gluing one … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 5

Posted on February 19, 2012 by metal_musings

Not much happening here, but the blade has soaked in vinegar all night to dissolve the scale created during the blade forging and hot rolling during the creation of the original steel bar. And, above, the blade after using a … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 4

Posted on February 18, 2012 by metal_musings

OK, back to work – I’ve decided the area between the blue arrows (above) needs something to formalize the transition between the handle and the blade. I’ll address the area by using a small sanding drum in my Foredom flex … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 3

Posted on February 13, 2012 by metal_musings

Continuing on with the miseretto by grinding and filing. Above, I have begun grinding the flats on the blade.  It will be a thick diamond cross section, since the misericordia and stilettos were originally designed as a stabbing weapons rather … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 2

Posted on February 12, 2012 by metal_musings

Today I’m forging the miseretto blade.  I started by upsetting the blade from the sides, in order to thicken it up a bit. Above, I’m just beginning the process.  If you look closely, you might be able to make out … Continue reading →

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