{"id":1408,"date":"2012-02-19T22:24:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T22:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2012-02-19T22:25:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T22:25:50","slug":"ants-miseretto-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1408","title":{"rendered":"Ants Miseretto part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Not much happening here, but the blade has soaked in vinegar all night to dissolve the scale created during the blade forging and hot rolling during the creation of the original steel bar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAnd, above, the blade after using a ScotchBrite\u2122 abrasive pad to remove the dark oxide left from the vinegar soak. \u00a0Nice and shiny steel. \u00a0Note the texture left by the etching action of the vinegar on the cutting part of the blade (the top section of the image). \u00a0I rather like this, so I think I will leave the steel this way instead of using increasingly fine grits of sandpaper to smooth and polish the surface.<\/p>\n

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\n And, here is the blade after cold bluing and burnishing with extra-fine steel wool. \u00a0Ready to cut and fit the shibuichi handle scales now. \u00a0Still a long ways to go yet. \u00a0Did I mention this is a pretty major project, and quite cutting edge for my skills…?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not much happening here, but the blade has soaked in vinegar all night to dissolve the scale created during the blade forging and hot rolling during the creation of the original steel bar. And, above, the blade after using a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5,27],"tags":[8,3,7,4,26],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-mI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1388,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1388","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":0},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 4","date":"February 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"OK, back to work - I've decided the area between the blue arrows (above) needs something to formalize the transition between the handle and the blade. I'll address the area by using a small sanding drum in my Foredom flex shaft grinder and add a waist on the top and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Ants_Miseretto_27.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":1},"title":"Making the “Puget Sound Dagger” Day 1","date":"December 7, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Blade length: 2.00 in. Total length: 4.75 in. The blade is hand engraved and carved 1080 carbon steel with a full tang. \u00a0\u2028The handle is hand engraved 410 stainless steel with copper pins and inlaid copper barnacles. Here's the first of a new knife. \u00a0I cut it out of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Puget_Sound_Dagger_1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1325,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1325","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":2},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 2","date":"February 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I'm forging the miseretto blade. \u00a0I started by upsetting the blade from the sides, in order to thicken it up a bit. Above, I'm just beginning the process. \u00a0If you look closely, you might be able to make out how the center of the blade looks a little lower\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Ants_Miseretto_9.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3657,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3657","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":3},"title":"“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 1","date":"December 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0 Above images courtesy of Bladegallery.com Beginning a new project - a tiny pendant dagger in my signature \"Knapped Steel\" style. Here it's been cut out from 1084 carbon steel. Decreasing weight of the dagger, left to right - drilling areas in handle - jeweler's saw cutting through the web\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/93308_3_b.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1298,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1298","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":4},"title":"Ants Miseretto part 1","date":"February 11, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, now that I have several sheets of shibuichi in hand, I turned my attention to making a knife. \u00a0First (and this is always the most difficult part!) I had to decide on a design. \u00a0The subject I chose was ants, so I'm going to inlay tiny ants in 24\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Ants_Miseretto_2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2852,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2852","url_meta":{"origin":1408,"position":5},"title":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 2","date":"March 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Now were ready to begin the \"knapping\" process. \u00a0I'm gong to be using a small drum sander in my Foredom\u2122 flexible shaft grinder to create \"flakes\" in the steel similar to the flakes removed from stone to create a stone blade. 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