{"id":2108,"date":"2013-06-07T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2013-06-07T17:37:02","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T17:37:02","slug":"mammoth-ivory-and-stone-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2108","title":{"rendered":"Mammoth Ivory and Stone Knife"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, while I was on a roll with the knapped steel knife, I got a wild hair to make a miniature stone bladed knife. \u00a0I had a few chips of lovely chalcedony I collected from what I call “The Nevada Death March.” \u00a0This came from an old mining site about 60 miles east of Battle Mountain, Nevada. \u00a0Not a soul in site, on the top of a small mountain, and the only place in the world I’ve ever been (and that’s saying a lot!) where there wasn’t a light in sight in any direction. \u00a0And I could see for about 30-40 miles in any direction.<\/p>\n

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\nI decided to base the design on a stone age sculpture I’ve always liked, from the\u00a0Lepenski Vir<\/a>\u00a0site in Serbia. \u00a0She is often called the “Fish Goddess,” but she strikes me more as a\u00a0Sheela na gig<\/a>\u00a0from the UK or Ireland.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a> Here’s my take on a knife\u00a0design, with the naughty bits left off. \u00a0I chose to use fossil mammoth ivory for the handle.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And above is the design of the petroglyphs on the front and back sides. \u00a0These are based (loosely!) on petroglyph styles from the painted caves of France, the American Southwest, and Australian aboriginal rock paintings.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And, above are the final results, with an elk antler and walnut presentation box. \u00a0The blade is held in with charcoal and pitch (an ancient stone age recipe), and artificial sinew wrappings. \u00a0I went with artificial sinew, rather than actual sinew, because the tiny dust mites in the house will render real sinew into dust in just a few years.<\/p>\n

Available soon at\u00a0BladeGallery.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks for Looking!<\/p>\n

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Well, while I was on a roll with the knapped steel knife, I got a wild hair to make a miniature stone bladed knife. \u00a0I had a few chips of lovely chalcedony I collected from what I call “The Nevada … 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":[23,5,18],"tags":[8,3,7,17,16,4,22],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-y0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2825,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2825","url_meta":{"origin":2108,"position":0},"title":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 1","date":"March 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is the start of the \"Helheim Dagger.\" \u00a0Done in 1075 carbon steel I decided to do this one in my signature \"knapped steel\" style, so it resembles a stone knife. 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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":2983,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2983","url_meta":{"origin":2108,"position":4},"title":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 8","date":"March 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's the finished knife. \u00a0I still need to make a box or stand for it (probably box?). Above is Hel , and her dead eye (moose antler). And, of course, here's Odin. 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