{"id":3260,"date":"2014-07-06T19:54:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T19:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2014-07-06T19:54:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T19:54:12","slug":"william-henry-engraved-longhorn-beetle-knife-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3260","title":{"rendered":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday, I carved the rotten wood at the back end of the scale. \u00a0Above, you can see the basic carving with small carbide burs. \u00a0The only direct engraving I’ve done at this point are\u00a0the original cuts I made at the start, establishing an indelible pattern.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove is the finished wood and knothole, both in the plain steel from the gravers and burs (top image) and after using my super-secret stainless steel patination process (Jax Silver Blackener, followed by Birchwood Casey Super Blue).<\/p>\n

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\nBut, I’m not completely pleased with the rotting wood yet. \u00a0In the top image above, I’ve circled the area that I don’t like. \u00a0It just seems a little overworked, and the bottom edge looks more like a copy of the top edge. \u00a0In the image below, I’ve gone back and fixed that! \u00a0Much improved.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>So , that’s enough for today. \u00a0Above, you can see where I got to, completing the right side of the beetle legs, and carving the rotten wood at the rear.<\/p>\n

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

Today, I carved the rotten wood at the back end of the scale. \u00a0Above, you can see the basic carving with small carbide burs. \u00a0The only direct engraving I’ve done at this point are\u00a0the original cuts I made at the … 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-QA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3332,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3332","url_meta":{"origin":3260,"position":0},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 10","date":"July 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Above, I've completed most of the bark, save for a small area where I might place a tiny spider - I'll look at it while in front of the TV tonight Online Pharmacy Without Prescription , and decide if it is an enhancement, or just an addition. 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