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Baby Snapping Turtle Pendant
Baby Snapping Turtle Pendant by Tom Sterling This is how an engraving begins. My design is laser printed on ordinary kitchen baking parchment. The laser printer toner doesn’t stick well to the paper, and with a little encouragement from the … Continue reading
Steampunk Viperfish
Here’s a small Work-in-Progress engraving Serge Panchenko’s exquisite Coin Claw Pendant Knife. Above is the finished Coin Claw knife. This was a special version of Serge’s Coin Claw, and Serge went all out by making a lovely stainless steel damascus … Continue reading
Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 5 – Finished!
Well, I finally figured out what was on the other side, and finished this one! I know, I know, a red-letter day for me! I’ve only been dragging this out for months… Now, I need to make a nice box … Continue reading
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Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 4 – Shishiaibori Technique
So, we’ve finished the three step engraving process of the outlines – wide graver, narrower graver, onglette graver. Above are images of where we are now. Next, I begin to round over the interior shapes, using a flat graver. In … Continue reading
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Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 3 – Shishiaibori Technique
It’s time to begin the shishiaibori carving process. Above is the design transferred to the titanium scales. I use a laser printer on kitchen/cooking parchment and damar varnish transfer method. Step 1: I begin engraving with a Lindsay Universal graver … Continue reading
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Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 2
Above, I’ve epoxied the titanium scales into place on the fully heat treated blade, and peened all four of the copper pins into place. While the epoxy is an important part of the holding process, it’s real value is in … Continue reading
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Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 1
Here’s the start of a small push dagger, done in my signature “knapped” style. It’s made of 1075 carbon steel, with Grade 2 Titanium scales and copper pins. It’s 4 1/8 inches total length, and the blade is a hair … Continue reading
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Engraving and Carving Antler – Celtic Lizard Pendant
Well, engraving the tiny Orca knife in antler was so much fun, I just had to continue on in the same vein, so the Celtic Lizard pendant was born. A little less than 2 inches tall, engraved and carved from … Continue reading
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Yet More Fun with Titanium
Below is a 1/8 inch thick grade 2 titanium pendant, Celtic Raven Stealing the Moon, a little less than 2 inches tall. And, above, a pair of hairsticks with a fusion of Viking and Celtic-style engravings. On the left is … Continue reading
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More Fun with Titanium
Here’s a small Praying Mantis pendant in 1/8 inch thick Grade 2 titanium. It was a delight to engrave, unlike the AL6V4 titanium I tried earlier. Above is my take on a “knapped” Ishi arrow point, also hand carved from … Continue reading
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