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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 8
Here’s the design for the other side of the knife, finally. A real pain, it took two days to get this right, drawing and redrawing everything… In case you haven’t noticed, it’s the design aspects of this that are the … Continue reading
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 7
I spent the day removing the background, a fairly tedious operation, but so worth it. This really makes the whole piece come alive. I generally use an NSK micromotor grinder (35,000 rpm) and tiny carbide burrs to remove the metal … Continue reading
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 6
I finally finished the design to be engraved on one side of the knife. I’ll be putting in more secondary elements than are shown in this design once these lines are cut – the little doodads will need to shoehorned … Continue reading
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 5
OK, now the fun begins. Up until now, it’s just been about creating the canvas for the artwork, but now it’s time to begin adding the barnacles to the knife. Since I’ve never done this, I’m not certain how to … Continue reading
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Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 4
Here’s the knife with a furnace cement coating, before getting it red hot and quenching in warm oil to harden the steel. The cement acts as insulation from the freezing action of the oil, and will result in a blade … Continue reading
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 3
I finished shaping the stainless steel scales for the handle (to be engraved with a fish scene later). I’ll use the two copper pins to help secure the scales (along with epoxy).
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 2
A little progress – the blade is shaped and I’ve carved out and textured the area in front of where the handle scales will go.
Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 1
Blade length: 2.00 in. Total length: 4.75 in. The blade is hand engraved and carved 1080 carbon steel with a full tang. The handle is hand engraved 410 stainless steel with copper pins and inlaid copper barnacles. Here’s the first … Continue reading