Tag Archives: carving

Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2013 by metal_musings

Above is the caterpillar after initial carving with small carbide burrs.   And here, I’ve used small punches to smooth over all the hills and valleys of the caterpillar’s side.  I’ve also done a preliminary darkening of the steel just … Continue reading →

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Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife

Posted on April 11, 2013 by metal_musings

Here’s another strange idea I came up with.  This little knife is based upon a class of knives called “Blacksmith Knives” or sometimes “Viking Woman’s Knives.”  These come down to us through antiquity, and were generally just simple (and inexpensive) … Continue reading →

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Floating Treasures Part 2

Posted on November 8, 2012 by metal_musings

Here is the Dragonfly Floating Treasure Pendant finished. It’s about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, with a Sterling silver bowl, engraved and textured steel “floating” plate with .999 Fine silver and copper inlays.  

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Floating Treasures Part 1

Posted on November 1, 2012 by metal_musings

In the distant past I made a bunch of pendants I called “Floating Treasures.”  These were loosely based upon kagamibuta style netsuke.  Kagamibuta netsuke became popular in Japan after the wearing of swords was banned, and the metal artisans who … Continue reading →

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Dragonslayer Spike Poniard and Reliquary

Posted on October 17, 2012 by metal_musings

My latest major project, the Dragonslayer Spike Poniard and Reliquary (and The Project From Hell). I guess you can call it finished, but it turned into one of those projects where it became more abandoned than completed – it just kept … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 20

Posted on July 19, 2012 by metal_musings

I spent yesterday working on the centipede, here about halfway done.  I still need to round over all the legs, and finish up the bark. I used small carbide burrs, tiny flat gravers and punches to shape the centipede and remove … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 19

Posted on July 13, 2012 by metal_musings

Carving the bark today, before I get too far on the centipede. Above, I’ve begun carving the bark using a round graver with a pretty broad sweep.  You can see three little bark spots I’ve already completed, and the gold … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 18

Posted on July 13, 2012 by metal_musings

Working on the other side of the handle now.  This will be carved bark and a partially hidden centipede. Above, I engraved the outlines of the bark surface on the shibuichi scale.  You can still see some of the laser … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 17

Posted on July 8, 2012 by metal_musings

I’m back to working on the Ants Miseretto after a hiatus.  I’ve been wracking my brains trying to figure out what should go on the other side handle scale, and I’ve finally decided. Above, I’ve drawn on a knothole and … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium part 3

Posted on April 24, 2012 by metal_musings

Finally finished.  I sculpted the other moth using a flat graver and a fairly large hardened steel punch.  I did finally go with stippling the background with a sharp, four sided punch, but initially had some problems with the steel … Continue reading →

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