{"id":2965,"date":"2014-03-14T20:48:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T20:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2014-03-14T20:48:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T20:48:29","slug":"helheim-dagger-in-knapped-steel-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2965","title":{"rendered":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Today I’m finishing up the engraving on the Hel side of the dagger. \u00a0Above, I’ve removed the background, using what I call a “scribble” texture for the cloth of her robe, and I’ve used a tiny four-sided point to stipple the non-cloth areas (see around her dead eye, and between her ribs, as well as the little Celtic cartouche at the bottom).<\/p>\n

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, I’ve finished up the shading, and inked in the design. \u00a0Hel has really popped into being now!<\/p>\n

Next, I’ve got to make lathe turn a tiny moose antler peg for her dead eye. \u00a0Getting close to finishing!<\/p>\n

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

Today I’m finishing up the engraving on the Hel side of the dagger. \u00a0Above, I’ve removed the background, using what I call a “scribble” texture for the cloth of her robe, and I’ve used a tiny four-sided point to stipple … 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":[5,18],"tags":[8,3,7,17,16,21,4],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-LP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2983,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2983","url_meta":{"origin":2965,"position":0},"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. Thanks for looking!","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Helheim_Dagger_56.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2908,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2908","url_meta":{"origin":2965,"position":1},"title":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 4","date":"March 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I'm finishing up the engraving on the Odin side of the Helheim Dagger. Above, I've finished shading the Celtic knots of Odin's beard and the little Celtic ornament at the bottom. \u00a0I've added a little temporary Sharpie\u2122 inking just to see how things will look. \u00a0You can see the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Helheim_Dagger_42.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2917,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2917","url_meta":{"origin":2965,"position":2},"title":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 5","date":"March 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Now it's time to work on the Hel side of the Helheim Dagger. \u00a0I can't claim sole authorship of the Hel design - my daughter has done a lot (most?) of that work. \u00a0I've been stymied for a while on this side, and my she solidified the design and came\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/decapitated_head.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2825,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2825","url_meta":{"origin":2965,"position":3},"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. Helheim (\" the house of Hel\") is one of the nine worlds of Norse mythology, and is ruled by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Engraved Knife"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Helheim_Dagger_2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2857,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2857","url_meta":{"origin":2965,"position":4},"title":"Helheim Dagger in Knapped Steel – Part 3","date":"March 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"After a lot of design pain I've finally come up with a design for this side of the knife - One-eyed Odin. \u00a0Above, you can see the design transferred to the knife scale, ready to begin the engraving process. 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