{"id":3238,"date":"2014-07-03T18:49:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T18:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3238"},"modified":"2014-07-03T21:19:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T21:19:05","slug":"william-henry-engraved-longhorn-beetle-knife-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3238","title":{"rendered":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Installing the Shibuichi Pocket Inlay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is all about getting the shibuichi inlay into the stainless steel scales. \u00a0As far as I’m concerned, this is the make it or break it phase. \u00a0If I should fail to get the inlay properly in place, that is probably the end of this knife scale. \u00a0There might be a second chance if I’m lucky, but even that would entail a LOT of extra work, so this is a very\u00a0worrisome time.<\/p>\n

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\nOnce the pocket was of sufficient depth and fit (side to side), I\u00a0once again undercut the bottom edge, and then cut in a forest of tiny “hooks.” \u00a0Using a flat graver, I cut parallel lines running the length of the pocket, and then went back at 45 degrees and cut a second set of rows. \u00a0This left lots of tiny hooks on the bottom that the shibuichi beetle will catch not, helping to hold the inlay into place. \u00a0For a more in-depth look at cutting these hooks, take a look at my\u00a0\u201cBeneath the Blood Moon\u201d Pendant.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>I’ve annealed the shibuichi beetle once again, to ensure it is as soft as I can get it. \u00a0Above, I’ve used a small lead block and small hammer to seat the shibuichi inlay firmly into place. This little lead block works really well to provide a “dead blow” action, without marring the shibuichi inlay, causing the little hooks to dig into the shibuichi, and force the bottom of the shibuichi into good contact with the bottom of the inlay pocket, just in case it isn’t completely flat. \u00a0This little lead block hint comes courtesy of Ford Hallam, and you can see it in action in Part 1 (at 11:40) of his film\u00a0Utsushi – In Search of Katsuhira’s Tiger<\/a>\u00a0 Be certain and watch Part 2 as well, it’s well worth the time.<\/p>\n

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\nHere’s a view from the side – notice the raised edges of the steel around the inlay.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, a view under the microscope. \u00a0I’ve used the punch you see in the photo to begin punching down the raised steel edges of the inlay pocket – I started at the top (between the two blue arrows), then moved to the bottom between the two blue arrows. \u00a0This locked the shibuichi into place in the center of the inlay pocket, so I could continue on around and punch down\u00a0the rest of the raised edges down.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I’ve finished punching down the edges. \u00a0The shibuichi is now completely locked into place. \u00a0To remove this inlay now would require destroying the inlay, or the scales, or both.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And, above, just because I wanted to before I stop for the day , I’ve used a carbide bur to roughly carve the beetle body to shape.<\/p>\n

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

Installing the Shibuichi Pocket Inlay Today is all about getting the shibuichi inlay into the stainless steel scales. \u00a0As far as I’m concerned, this is the make it or break it phase. \u00a0If I should fail to get the inlay … 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":[9,3,7,17,16,4,26,40],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-Qe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3220,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3220","url_meta":{"origin":3238,"position":0},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 1","date":"July 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, after finishing up the little copper overlay titanium owl pendant, I'm back into the swing of things to begin my next William Henry (www.williamhenry.com) commission, a small B10 model folding knife. 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Above, I'm beginning to inlay the stamen area of a cherry blossom. \u00a0I start by carving a deep depression in the center with my smallest carbide\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/William_Henry_B30_Cherry_Blossom_Knife_Scales_48B.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2693,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=2693","url_meta":{"origin":3238,"position":5},"title":"Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 3","date":"February 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"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 have on hand. \u00a0This butterfly is really tiny, anyway, so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"William_Henry_B30_Cherry_Blossom_Knife_Scales_23","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/William_Henry_B30_Cherry_Blossom_Knife_Scales_23.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3238"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3238"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3248,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3238\/revisions\/3248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}