{"id":1966,"date":"2013-04-13T00:21:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T00:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2013-04-13T00:21:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T00:21:15","slug":"blacksmith-caterpillar-knife-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1966","title":{"rendered":"Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Above is the caterpillar after initial carving with small carbide burrs. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And here, I’ve used small punches to smooth over all the hills and valleys of the caterpillar’s side. \u00a0I’ve also done a preliminary darkening of the steel just to get an idea of how it will look when finished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Above is the caterpillar after initial carving with small carbide burrs. \u00a0 And here, I’ve used small punches to smooth over all the hills and valleys of the caterpillar’s side. \u00a0I’ve also done a preliminary darkening of the steel just … 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],"tags":[9,3,7,17,16,4],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-vI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1973,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1973","url_meta":{"origin":1966,"position":0},"title":"Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 3","date":"April 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Now that I've removed the knife from it's holding medium, I notice the caterpillar has a bad case of the \"squares.\" \u00a0I need to round it's top edges over a little more. There, that's better. \u00a0Now for the other side. And, above, is the other side completely carved, rounded and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Blacksmith_Caterpillar_Knife_9.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1979,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1979","url_meta":{"origin":1966,"position":1},"title":"Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife – Part 4","date":"April 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Since the last post I hardened and tempered the little knife, and spent some time getting the scale and crud from the heat treating process off of it. Now it's time to add some gold highlights. \u00a0Above, I've engraved a small decorative line, and undercut the bottom on each side.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Blacksmith_Caterpillar_Knife_15.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1954,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1954","url_meta":{"origin":1966,"position":2},"title":"Blacksmith Caterpillar Knife","date":"April 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's another strange idea I came up with. \u00a0This little knife is based upon a class of knives called \"Blacksmith Knives\" or sometimes \"Viking Woman's Knives.\" \u00a0These come down to us through antiquity, and were generally just simple (and inexpensive) utility knives roughly forged out by the local blacksmith. \u00a0There\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Blacksmith_Caterpillar_Knife_4.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3332,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3332","url_meta":{"origin":1966,"position":3},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 10","date":"July 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Above, I've completed most of the bark, save for a small area where I might place a tiny spider - I'll look at it while in front of the TV tonight Online Pharmacy Without Prescription , and decide if it is an enhancement, or just an addition. Just like the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3260,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3260","url_meta":{"origin":1966,"position":4},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 4","date":"July 6, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, I carved the rotten wood at the back end of the scale. \u00a0Above, you can see the basic carving with small carbide burs. \u00a0The only direct engraving I've done at this point are\u00a0the original cuts I made at the start, establishing an indelible pattern. 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