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Knapped Push Dagger Tutorial
Time to start another knife project. I think this will be a small push dagger puttygen.biz buy cheap kamagra oral jelly , in knapped steel style with my nasty “ripper edge. Grinding my signature “knapped steel” flake scars into 3/16 … Continue reading
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Knapped Steel Neck Knife
Last August, I spent a week working at our local knap-in, where lots of stone tool knappers come and hobknob with each other. Lots of work, but lots of fun as well! While at the knap-in, I saw a friend’s artwork … Continue reading
Bear Skull Blade Fetish Tutorial
A new project, with a recycled tiny bear skull carved from antler I found hidden away in a forgotten box. I can no longer carve organic materials for health reasons, and this will be the last of my wood, antler … Continue reading
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Knapped Chalcedony Stone Dagger and Tulipwood Presentation Box
Some of you will remember the recent upper left image – my daughter laid claim to the chalcedony stone blade at the red arrow tip, and demanded a knife like the one laying on top (it’s not her birthday or … Continue reading
“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 2
I started the engraving by cutting all the major lines. Next I’ll inlay gold wire into the Celtic beard… Inlaying gold wire, from top left clockwise – undercutting the line (blue arrows) – hammering in wire – more hammering – … Continue reading
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“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 1
Above images courtesy of Bladegallery.com Beginning a new project – a tiny pendant dagger in my signature “Knapped Steel” style. Here it’s been cut out from 1084 carbon steel. Decreasing weight of the dagger, left to right – drilling … Continue reading
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Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 8
Here’s the finished knife. I still need to make a box or stand for it (probably box?). Above is Hel koupit-pilulky.com , and her dead eye (moose antler). And, of course, here’s Odin. Thanks for looking!
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Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 7
Today I’m finishing up the engraving on the Hel side of the dagger. Above, I’ve removed the background, using what I call a “scribble” texture for the cloth of her robe, and I’ve used a tiny four-sided point to stipple … Continue reading
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Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Gold Inlays – Part 6
Today I tackled the gold inlays on Hel’s robe. This is always a stressful time, and a major effort for me in the process. I chose to inlay the areas in parallel gold wires, since these are mostly long and … Continue reading
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Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 5
Now it’s time to work on the Hel side of the Helheim Dagger. I can’t claim sole authorship of the Hel design – my daughter has done a lot (most?) of that work. I’ve been stymied for a while on … Continue reading
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