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Engraving and Carving Antler – Orca Knife
Here’s my latest knife. It’s a tiny deer antler Orca done in NW Native American style. The knife is 3 3/16 inches overall, with a 1 1/4 inch long 1075 carbon steel through-tang blade. The antler has been aged with … Continue reading
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Press-Forming Adventures Part 6
Above are all of the hummingbird and owl press forming works I’ve been working on…an interesting ride, I must say. Above is the completed silver hummingbird skull and titanium pendant, with leather neck cord. Available soon at BladeGallery.com Below are images … Continue reading
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Press-Forming Adventures Part 5
Today I’m working on making a pendant from the little silver hummingbird skull I press formed during our last visit. I’m engraving a piece of Grade 2 titanium for the back of the pendant. I’m hoping the gray color of … Continue reading
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Press-Forming Adventures Part 4
Well, the owl worked out so well, I decided a hummingbird was in order. If you recall the “encouraging failure” from the first post in this series, I used the copper sheet pressing from that to chase a small hummingbird … Continue reading
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Press-Forming Adventures Part 3
Now it’s time to begin the finishing process. I’m going to be “chasing” the final details here, so will be filling and embedding the copper piece in pitch. But, since I intend to use my Lindsay Airgraver in the chasing … Continue reading
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Press-Forming Adventures Part 2
Above is the finished press die installed on a 1/4 inch thick aluminum disk (bolted on utilizing the hole I drilled and tapped on the bottom of the steel owl skull form). The copper piece in the center is the … Continue reading
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Press-Forming Adventures Part 1
Above images courtesy of BladeGallery.com And a work-in-progress image of my own. In the past I’ve experimented with carving bird skulls from antler, and some with small helmets. While they proved popular, all of the above works were terribly labor … Continue reading
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Knapped Steel Petroglyph Knife
Another of my signature “Knapped Steel” knives. I had so much fun playing with the antler and potassium permanganate from you kagamibuta adventure, I decided to make a knife handle. Above is the knife I “carved” prior to heat treatment. … Continue reading
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Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 4
Since the last post I hardened and tempered the little knife, and spent some time getting the scale and crud from the heat treating process off of it. Now it’s time to add some gold highlights. Above, I’ve engraved a … Continue reading
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Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 3
Now that I’ve removed the knife from it’s holding medium, I notice the caterpillar has a bad case of the “squares.” I need to round it’s top edges over a little more. There, that’s better. Now for the other side. … Continue reading
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