{"id":4655,"date":"2016-07-09T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T00:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2016-07-13T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T22:30:56","slug":"crkt-squid-widowmaker-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4655","title":{"rendered":"CRKT Squid Widowmaker Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>Starting on a new knife – this time a CRKT Burnley Squid. I’m trying to make this an affordable engraving, so it can be an EDC for us mortals, and not end up being a “Safe Queen.” Here I’ve shimmed the handle scales so my pounding won’t damage the mechanism, and cut the outlines. I’ve left the front bolster area clear of engraving so your thumb won’t abrade it.\u00a0 Very important, I\u2019ve also taped the very sharp blade.\u00a0 No matter how much care you give, you will eventually brush up against that blade – don’t ask me how I know that.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I\u2019ve cut all the outlines and used a little solvent to get rid of my design transfer.<\/p>\n

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\nHere I\u2019m beginning the process of sculpting the spider body in Japanese-style shishiaibori (sunken relief). \u00a0 Shishiaibori is characterized by a sculpted carving below the surface of the metal, and outlined by very deep cuts.\u00a0 At the blue arrow, you can see my original (single) outline cut.\u00a0 The red arrow shows where I\u2019ve used a narrower V-graver and cut a second time, deepening the original cut but not widening the cut.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, I\u2019ve deepened all the outside lines, and I\u2019m beginning to carve away the interior corner surfaces. Then I followed up with a small sculpting punch smoothing the surfaces, leaving a pleasing texture.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove is a simplified graphic explaining the Shishiaibori technique.<\/p>\n

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\nHere\u2019s the spider body finished.\u00a0 I\u2019ve used flat gravers to carve away the excess steel on the edges, and then smoothed everything with a tiny steel punch.<\/p>\n

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\nAbove, you can see the first cut with a flat graver removing the top corner around the outside of a spider leg segment (the blue arrow).\u00a0 The graver is held at about a 45 degree angle for this first cut, and cutting close to the bottom of the deep outlining cut.\u00a0 I\u2019ll go back again with the flat graver held at a shallower angle to cut the top corner again, then sculpt with a punch, leaving a nice texture.<\/p>\n

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\nHere in the left image , you can see the legs fully trimmed and sculpted.\u00a0 In the right image, I added shading cuts on the legs and a big 24 karat gold eye\u2026<\/p>\n

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\nAnd, finally after three days of engraving, here\u2019s the CRKT Squid “Widowmaker” knife in all its glory.<\/p>\n

Thanks for all your support and great comments, and Thanks for Looking!<\/b><\/p>\n

Tom Sterling<\/b><\/p>\n

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