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Ants Miseretto part 3

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

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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Ants Miseretto part 1

Well, now that I have several sheets of shibuichi in hand, I turned my attention to making a knife.  First (and this is always the most difficult part!) I had to decide on a design.  The subject I chose was … Continue reading

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Engraved Spyderco Cricket “Surprise” Knife

I started a new engraved knife – Mary Alice won’t let the wicked rest… This one is a Spyderco Cricket knife with a skulls and ribbons design.  These little Spyderco stainless steel knives are a dream to engrave, and are … Continue reading

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Carving a Noggin and Making a Crook Knife

After testing my crook knife, I liked it so well I decided to make another, with less “crook” to it.  In the Pacific Northwest, this one is called a “planer” crook knife, since it is used to produce a nice … Continue reading

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Carving a Noggin and Making a Crook Knife

What’s a noggin?  It’s a small, carved wooden cup carried by frontiersmen, often carved from pretty burl wood.  This one is just cherry.  It will hang from a chunky button on a string that goes under a belt, so the … Continue reading

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“Knapped” Bronze Dagger

Wanting to play around with forging some bronze, I researched how to make it on the Web.  I decided (mistakenly, as it turns out) to make a high-tin alloy called “bell metal.”  This is 20% tin and 80% copper, and … Continue reading

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“Puget Sound Dagger” Finished!

The  BladeGallery folks really take excellent photos.  Here are the final pictures, courtesy of  BladeGallery.com:    

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Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 9

More background removal.  And I thought the front side background removal was tedious.  Look at all of those tiny little nooks and crannies!  Here the background is removed. And everything inked.  At long last, this side is finished! And, finally, … Continue reading

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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

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