{"id":3893,"date":"2015-06-22T05:10:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T05:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2015-06-22T05:10:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T05:10:28","slug":"engraving-a-koi-and-waves-tactical-bead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=3893","title":{"rendered":"Engraving a \u201cKoi and Waves\u201d Tactical Bead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWell, no rest for the wicked… sergeknives.com<\/a> wants a tactical bead. Serge lathe-turned the copper bead blank, but it’s pretty small and difficult to hold while engraving. So, thinking about this all during his Koi and Waves Bean knife handle, I came up with this clamping fixture. Started as a piece of repurposed Boeing surplus aluminum doodad, socket head screw, added a brass sleeve and Delrin washers. Clamps into my engraver’s block, and works great!<\/p>\n

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\nStarting cutting Serge’s bead with a Japanese-style Koi and Waves. The fixture is working well <\/p>\n

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, I can easily cut about 45 degrees of the top, and easily adjusts to the next position. I’m kind of liking bead cutting, so this probably won’t be the last…<\/p>\n

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\nSculpting the waves and the koi. Some sculpting is cutting metal away, and some is moving metal around with tiny punches. Have I mentioned the bead is 7\/8 of an inch tall and half an inch in diameter?<\/p>\n

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\nEverything sculpted and textured, and pics of all sides. Even got the gold eye installed. Tomorrow, adding in wave lines and finishing up!<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Here’s the finished bead, seen from all sides. A lot of fun! I’ll have to cut some more. Off to Serge tomorrow.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Thanks for looking!<\/p>\n

Tom Sterling<\/p>\n

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Well, no rest for the wicked… sergeknives.com wants a tactical bead. Serge lathe-turned the copper bead blank, but it’s pretty small and difficult to hold while engraving. 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