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WESN Knife Koi Tutorial
I’m baaaaack! Starting a Japanese-style koi engraving on a sweet little WESN folding knife. The Grade 5 titanium (6Al4V) scale is pretty tough stuff, but this little neck knife is so nice I’ll suffer through! Adding 24 karat gold inlays … Continue reading
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Knapped Push Dagger Tutorial
Time to start another knife project. I think this will be a small push dagger, in knapped steel style with my nasty “ripper edge. Grinding my signature “knapped steel” flake scars into 3/16 inch thick 1084 steel, followed by differential … Continue reading
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Hummingbird Skull Reliquary
Starting a new reliquary project. This is the first of several elements, a 1075 carbon steel blade in my signature “knapped steel” style. Using a small drum sander, I’m carving in the flake scars that would be left from knapping … Continue reading
Posted in Carving, CNC, Engraved Knife, Press Forming, Steampunk, Uncategorized
Tagged bronze, Carbide3D, carving, CNC, dagger, engraved, engraving, fabricated, fabrication, Fusion 360, knapped, knife, Nomad 883, Press Forming, punches, steampunk
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Engraving Sampler CRKT Squid Knife Tutorial
Above is a small test (rose gold inlay) for a new project – an engraving sampler pocket knife for myself, so I have a sample of my work with me at all times. I made my old sampler knife a … Continue reading
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CRKT Squid Widowmaker Tutorial
Starting on a new knife – this time a CRKT Burnley Squid. I’m trying to make this an affordable engraving, so it can be an EDC for us mortals, and not end up being a “Safe Queen.” Here I’ve shimmed … Continue reading
William Henry Rainforest Knife
Creating Side A of the William Henry Rainforest Knife Here’s the drawing of my design. The folks at William Henry Studios wanted something with a rainforest theme. Unfortunately for them, my background as a microbiologist keeps creeping out, so a lot … Continue reading
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Engraving William Henry Koi and Waves Bolster Knife Scales
William Henry B12 Koi and Waves Knife Work-in-ProgressTutorial The images above are of the finished knife, and courtesy of the good folks at http://www.williamhenry.com. A new project – a Japanese-style Koi and Waves for the good folks at William Henry Knives. … Continue reading
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Experimental Banknote Scroll and Sculpted Centipede
I’ve been working to learn “scrolls” lately – here’s a practice for a William Henry knife. In the second image, I’m beginning to excavate for the spots where gold will be inlaid. Since this will be a hybrid between my … Continue reading
Engraving a Serge Panchenko Gen3 Dogtag Knife “Scrolls and Fly”
Working on a special sergeknives.com Gen 3 Dog Tag with a small surprise. 2 inches long, bronze. Hopefully it will be done in time for Blade, so visit Serge’s table and see it in person! The three steps of removing … Continue reading
Engraving a Serge Panchenko Bean Knife “Koi and Waves”
Above, Serge finished making the other parts and assembled the completed knife. Photos courtesy of sergeknives.com. Starting another sergeknives.com collaboration on a sweet bronze Bean knife scale, this time with a Japanese-style Koi and Waves theme. There will be a few dots … Continue reading