{"id":2693,"date":"2014-02-14T17:11:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T17:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2693"},"modified":"2014-02-14T17:11:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T17:11:15","slug":"dragonfly-blossom-b30-william-henry-studios-knife-scales-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2693","title":{"rendered":"Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe piece of shibuichi I used for the inlay is waaay too thick for my butterfly. \u00a0Since I have to cast and roll my own shibuichi, I don’t have lots of thicknesses just laying around, so I use what I have on hand. \u00a0This butterfly is really tiny, anyway, so there’s not really going to be much waste. \u00a0Above, you can see the carbide bur I used to carve away the waste material.<\/p>\n

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\nOf course, no good deed goes unpunished, so above I’m using a small scraper to smooth out the ugly texture left by the carbide bur. \u00a0I’ve also colored the areas I’m scraping with Sharpie\u2122 permanent marker to cover the annoying shiny surface, and better visualize my scraping.<\/p>\n

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\nHere you can see the inlay completely smoothed <\/p>\n

Kup Viagr\u00c4\u2122 bez recepty<\/a><\/div>\n

, and ready for detailing.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I’ve used a 90 degree (square) graver to outline the body and upper wing. \u00a0I followed that with a flat graver to relieve the lower wing area.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, the same view without magnification.<\/p>\n

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\nNow it’s time to begin detailing the wing areas. \u00a0I’ve colored the wings with Sharpie\u2122 white marker so i can use a sharp pencil to mark the shibuichi (see the two lower wing ovals). \u00a0I’ve chosen to use a round graver to scoop out areas representing the colored areas of the wing, so I’ll be removing metal inside these ovals.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I’ve use the round graver to scoop out areas in the wings, and a flat to detail the body. \u00a0Next, I’ll use my little round punch to texture inside the raised areas, smoothing out the \u00a0striations left by the round graver, and leaving a texture similar to the surface of the scales, hopefully helping to visually unify everything.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Above, I’ve added a little patina, just ’cause I have to see how things are going to turn out…<\/p>\n

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

The piece of shibuichi I used for the inlay is waaay too thick for my butterfly. \u00a0Since I have to cast and roll my own shibuichi, I don’t have lots of thicknesses just laying around, so I use what I … 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":[23,5,39],"tags":[9,3,7,4,26,40],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-Hr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2689,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2689","url_meta":{"origin":2693,"position":0},"title":"Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 2","date":"February 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It's time to add in the butterfly inlay. \u00a0This will be in 25% shibuichi (a Japanese art metal, alloyed from 25% silver and 75% copper). \u00a0I cut out the butterfly with a jeweler's saw and then carefully scribed around it on the knife scale to mark the area to remove.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"William_Henry_B30_Cherry_Blossom_Knife_Scales_7","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/William_Henry_B30_Cherry_Blossom_Knife_Scales_7.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3249,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3249","url_meta":{"origin":2693,"position":1},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 3","date":"July 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Time to begin carving the beetle. \u00a0I started by engraving parallel cuts\u00a0between the legs Koupit Lasix v Praze , leaving a little metal at the edge of the inlay pocket. \u00a0I don't want to cut into the pocket and weaken the grip on the shibuichi. 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