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\nAnd here is the result so far, with a preliminary inking. \u00a0More tomorrow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have been curious about engraving 6ALV4 Titanium. \u00a0A lot of high end knives are available using this titanium alloy for the handle scales. \u00a0It has a bad reputation among engravers, so I thought I would experiment with some and … 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":[23,5,28],"tags":[9,3,7,10,29],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-pX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5685,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=5685","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":0},"title":"WESN Knife Koi Tutorial","date":"May 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019m 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\u2019ll suffer through! Adding 24 karat gold inlays and removing the background on the Grade 5 titanium WESN\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TomSterling_WESN_Knife_Koi_6.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2352,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2352","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":1},"title":"Engraving and Carving Antler – Celtic Lizard Pendant","date":"September 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"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. \u00a0A little less than 2 inches tall, engraved and carved from naturally-shed elk antler, with a titanium backing and massive silver\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"Antler_Celtic_Lizard_Pendant_6aWeb","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Antler_Celtic_Lizard_Pendant_6aWeb.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2773,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2773","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":2},"title":"Knapped “Lascaux” Small Push Dagger Part 2","date":"February 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"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. \u00a0While the epoxy is an important part of the holding process, it's real value is in sealing the titanium scales to the steel tang, not allowing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Knapped_Lascaux_Push_Dagger_61.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1626,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1626","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":3},"title":"Experimenting with Titanium part 3","date":"April 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Finally finished. \u00a0I sculpted the other moth using a flat graver and a fairly large hardened steel punch. \u00a0I did finally go with stippling the background with a sharp, four sided punch, but initially had some problems with the steel stipple tip I used. \u00a0It would work for a few\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Ti_6ALV4_Moth_11.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3749,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3749","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":4},"title":"Titanium Frog Skeleton Keychain Tag","date":"March 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Beginning a titanium keytag in Japanese shishiaibori style, with very deep outlines and 3d sculpting inside. \u00a0The top left image shows jus a bit of the first cutting with a wide \"V\" graver, the middle is twice around with decreasingly narrow \"V\" gravers, and\u00a0the bottom right image shows all of\u00a0the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Frog_Skeleton_Titanium_Pendant_1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1620,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1620","url_meta":{"origin":1609,"position":5},"title":"Experimenting with Titanium part 2","date":"April 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Moving along, I did a little more today. \u00a0Above, I've removed all of the background. Here, I've finished sculpting the right hand moth. 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<\/a>I sliced off a small piece, about two inches long, and came up with this design for a small pendant. \u00a0Then into the studio to begin.<\/p>\n