{"id":2399,"date":"2013-11-01T20:43:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T20:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2013-11-01T20:44:21","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T20:44:21","slug":"nazgul-holdout-stiletto-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2399","title":{"rendered":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto \u2013 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nContinuing on, I’ve been working on the pommel of the blade carving a Nazgul helmet on the four-sided taper.
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\nAbove, I’ve engraved the guide lines on all four sides, with spooky helmet on the “front,” and the icky “winged beasty” on the back.<\/p>\n

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\nHere’s the Nazgul from the front – he’s invisible, of course, so you can’t see him inside the helmet…<\/p>\n

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\nAnd, a three quarter view from the side.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And the whole shebang so far…<\/p>\n

Thanks for looking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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” … 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-CH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2432,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2432","url_meta":{"origin":2399,"position":0},"title":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto \u2013 Part 5","date":"November 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, I finally finished up the sheath for this little dagger. 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":2374,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2374","url_meta":{"origin":2399,"position":1},"title":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto – Part 1","date":"October 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, now for something a bit different. \u00a0I came up with this idea watching the Lord of the Rings movies, and was picturing the head Nazgul (the Witch King) sitting in the bar playing poker with his minions, and wondering what sort of weaponry such a gambler might employ to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2931,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2931","url_meta":{"origin":2399,"position":2},"title":"Dragonsbane Poniard – Part 1","date":"March 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, the Nazgul Holdout Stiletto met with such success that I succumbed to the Bladegallery.com folks suggesting I make a really big and scary one. \u00a0This one is a dragonslayer's poniard, basically an armor piercing dagger designed to penetrate through a dragon's tough and thick scales. This one is more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Dragonsbane_Poniard_1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2388,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2388","url_meta":{"origin":2399,"position":3},"title":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto \u2013 Part 2","date":"October 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"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 transition, and added four regular skulls around the base. \u00a0For\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2417,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2417","url_meta":{"origin":2399,"position":4},"title":"Nazgul Holdout Stiletto \u2013 Part 4","date":"November 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Now it's time to make a sheath for this dagger. \u00a0I'm (loosely) basing the sheath on the Bell Dirks. \u00a0Bell Dirks are contemporaries of of the famous Bowie knives, and were highly decorated, long slim daggers typically carried by gamblers and other \"gentlemen.\" \u00a0The sheaths had a \"frog\" (button) that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Morghul_Stilletto_Spike_17.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5506,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=5506","url_meta":{"origin":2399,"position":5},"title":"Hummingbird Skull Reliquary","date":"May 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Starting a new reliquary project. 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