{"id":3268,"date":"2014-07-08T18:04:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T18:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2014-07-08T18:04:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T18:04:20","slug":"william-henry-engraved-longhorn-beetle-knife-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3268","title":{"rendered":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Today is all about carving the bark. \u00a0Above, I’ve begun by using a small carbide bur to begin adding vertical development to my so far very flat bark. \u00a0Since the stainless steel scales aren’t terribly thick, I’ve chosen to cut away the top side and left side of each bark element (top and left seen as\u00a0the image is oriented here). \u00a0That will leave the bottom edge and the right side at the original surface level.<\/p>\n

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, I’ve come back with a smaller carbide bur and carved the top and left edges a bit deeper, and better defined the edges. \u00a0I want them to be fairly vertical.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I followed up the tiny carbide bur with a much larger one. \u00a0I’ve done this to eliminate the tiny “scribbled” texture the tiny bur leaves. \u00a0The top image is unpatinated, and the lower image has had a quick patina added. \u00a0Notice how the patination really cuts the shine, and improves the appearance immensely. \u00a0It’s actually starting to look like bark now.<\/p>\n

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\nOf course, most tree bark has deep cracks separating the “elements.” \u00a0Above, I’ve come back with a Lindsay Detailing graver (96 degree V), followed by a small onglette to cut those deep lines.<\/p>\n

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\nThe bark still looks too “defined” and sharp. \u00a0So, above, I’ve used a large and slightly rounded punch to “beat the bark into submission.” \u00a0You can see the face of the punch in the image. \u00a0I’ve also textured the face of the punch by hammering it lightly into a 600 grit diamond lap. \u00a0This grips the stainless steel better, causing it to move more efficiently, and leaves behind a nice, dull surface. \u00a0I’ve also concentrated on the edges of the bark elements to slightly round them over, and lower the very flat bottom and right edges in spots.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Above, this is a far as I’ll go today. \u00a0The two large areas with the original surface will end up as bark eventually, but I need to inlay the beetle antennae in gold first, followed by carving away the bark up to the edge of the gold inlays.<\/p>\n

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

Today is all about carving the bark. \u00a0Above, I’ve begun by using a small carbide bur to begin adding vertical development to my so far very flat bark. \u00a0Since the stainless steel scales aren’t terribly thick, I’ve chosen to cut … 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-QI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3332,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3332","url_meta":{"origin":3268,"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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Above , you can still see a little waste gold hanging off the right side where I used\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/William_Henry_B10_Longhorn_Beetle_69.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3302,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3302","url_meta":{"origin":3268,"position":4},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 7","date":"July 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Well Buy Modafinil Without Prescription , here's Side A finished, following some gold inlay for spots on the beetle. \u00a0Now it's on to Side B. \u00a0No rest for the wicked! Thanks for looking!","rel":"","context":"In "Carving"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3283,"url":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3283","url_meta":{"origin":3268,"position":5},"title":"William Henry “Engraved Longhorn Beetle Knife” Part 6","date":"July 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's where we left off (above). \u00a0Today is inlaying the gold into the antennae, and completing the bark around the antennae. 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