Category Archives: Jewelry

World War II-style Damascus Steel Grenade Lanyard Bead

Posted on April 15, 2016 by metal_musings

Starting another damascus steel and copper lanyard bead. Here I’m lathe turning the grenade body out of Geoff Keyes Damascus steel.  I’ve spent some time step drilling the 1/4 inch diameter hole through the center.  Damascus steel, since it’s made of … Continue reading →

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Fine English Scroll Earrings

Posted on April 9, 2016 by metal_musings

My wife is starting a line of jewelry, and here are a pair of titanium earrings destined for a bit of Fine English Scroll engraving – at least my take on what I think Fine English Scroll is. The actual … Continue reading →

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Skull and Bones Damascus Steel Lanyard Bead

Posted on March 27, 2016 by metal_musings

Starting the second lanyard bead out of  damascus steel by Geoff Keyes (http://5elementsforge.com).  Above ohne-rezeptkaufen.com , I’ve engraved the outlines really deeply, so I can carve the skull in 3D, but below the surface in Japanese shishiaibori style.  I began with … Continue reading →

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Centipede Tactical Lanyard Bead (and Others…)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by metal_musings

Spent the last two days making titanium blanks for a pair of earrings and a couple tactical beads. It’s a lot easier if someone else makes the knife or jewelry blanks, but no joy here… Starting a new project – … Continue reading →

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Gold and Titanium Dragonfly Earrings

Posted on October 29, 2015 by metal_musings

I started on a pair of titanium earrings for a friend. These will have 24 karat gold inlaid dragonfly bodies, and are about 0.75 inches square. The first few steps to inlay the gold wire in the dragonfly earrings. You can … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird Skull with Silver Helmet Pendant

Posted on July 19, 2015 by metal_musings

Starting a new press-formed hummingbird skull buy-kamagra-oral-jellies.com , this time with a twist. Here are several pressings, and carefully forging away the wrinkles in the copper sheet caused by the pressing. Here’s the beginning of the twist – I’m upcycling … Continue reading →

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Engraving Titanium and Gold Dragonfly Earrings

Posted on June 22, 2015 by metal_musings

My special lady wants a pair of dragonfly earrings, so here’s the start. Cutting the blanks from 1/16 inch thick titanium, and cutting the basic lines. Tomorrow, inlaying gold bodies… Clockwise from top left – excavating the pocket/undercutting the edges/heavy … Continue reading →

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Engraving a “Koi and Waves” Tactical Bead

Posted on June 22, 2015 by metal_musings

Well, no rest for the wicked… sergeknives.com wants a tactical bead. Serge lathe-turned the copper bead blank, but it’s pretty small and difficult to hold while engraving. So, thinking about this all during his Koi and Waves Bean knife handle, … Continue reading →

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“Bad Day at Green River” Pendant

Posted on June 22, 2015 by metal_musings

Above images courtesy of Bladegallery.com Starting a new experiment with engraved fossils – the “Bad Day at Green River” pendant. Titanium kupbezrecepty.com , about 2 inches tall, with 24 karat gold inlays. Upper left, inlaid gold with no embellishment. Lower right, … Continue reading →

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Steelhead and Buckskin Pouch – for Renee

Posted on June 8, 2015 by metal_musings

Renee wanted to know if I had any of these little carved moose antler fish for sale.  Unfortunately, for health reasons I no longer carve any kind of natural materials, so I don’t have any of the fish for sale. … Continue reading →

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