{"id":2388,"date":"2013-10-29T21:55:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T21:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2013-10-29T21:56:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T21:56:40","slug":"nazgul-holdout-stiletto-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2388","title":{"rendered":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morghul_Stilletto_Spike_3a\"<\/a>
\nI finished twisting and forging the blade and handle, so above is the result. \u00a0The entire dagger is about 8 inches long, and should appear above at full size in your monitor (I hope…).<\/p>\n

\"Morghul_Stilletto_Spike_3b\"<\/a> \"Morghul_Stilletto_Spike_3c\"<\/a> \"Morghul_Stilletto_Spike_3d\"
\n<\/a>Above, I carved my usual handle\/blade transition, and added four regular skulls around the base. \u00a0For these, I took my inspiration from carved Aztec skulls found at the Pallenque ruins in Mexico. \u00a0Above those skulls, I added two strange\/shouting skulls on the two especially long cubes I left in the twisted portion.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more, and thanks for looking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I finished twisting and forging the blade and handle, so above is the result. \u00a0The entire dagger is about 8 inches long, and should appear above at full size in your monitor (I hope…). Above, I carved my usual handle\/blade … 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":[23,5,27],"tags":[9,8,3,7,4],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-Cw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3657,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3657","url_meta":{"origin":2388,"position":0},"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":2989,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2989","url_meta":{"origin":2388,"position":1},"title":"Dragonsbane Poniard – Part 5 – The Dragon","date":"March 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Time to start carving the dragon on the pommel. Above, I've colored the steel with a white permanent marker so I can draw on it in pencil. 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Above you can see the leather liner and the small piece of goat rawhide I'll use for the outside. \u00a0I'll have to soak the rawhide in warm water for a while to soften it enough to bend around the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Morghul_Stilletto_Spike.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3084,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3084","url_meta":{"origin":2388,"position":3},"title":"Dragonsbane Poniard \u2013 Part 10 \u2013 Finished","date":"April 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Thank goodness it's finally finished! \u00a0The \"Dragonsbane Poniard\" is engraved and carved 1045 carbon steel, with 24 karat gold inlays, carved copper crossguard, 22 inches overall length, and a huge pain to carve and engrave. This was one of those projects that gets more abandoned than finished! Remind me not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Dragonsbane_Poniard_75.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2399,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2399","url_meta":{"origin":2388,"position":4},"title":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto \u2013 Part 3","date":"November 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Continuing on, I've been working on the pommel of the blade carving a Nazgul helmet on the four-sided taper. Above, I've engraved the guide lines on all four sides, with spooky helmet on the \"front,\" and the icky \"winged beasty\" on the back. Here's the Nazgul from the front -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5587,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=5587","url_meta":{"origin":2388,"position":5},"title":"Knapped Push Dagger Tutorial","date":"May 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Time to start another knife project. I think this will be a small push dagger , in knapped steel style with my nasty \u201cripper edge. Grinding my signature \"knapped steel\" flake scars into 3\/16 inch thick 1084 steel Kup Doxycycline bez recepty , followed by differential hardening and tempering. 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