{"id":5685,"date":"2018-05-30T15:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T22:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=5685"},"modified":"2018-05-30T15:32:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T22:32:04","slug":"wesn-knife-koi-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=5685","title":{"rendered":"WESN Knife Koi Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI\u2019m baaaaack! Starting a Japanese-style koi engraving on a sweet little WESN folding knife. The Grade 5 titanium (6Al4V) scale is pretty tough stuff, but this little neck knife is so nice I\u2019ll suffer through!<\/p>\n

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\nAdding 24 karat gold inlays and removing the background on the Grade 5 titanium WESN Knife<\/p>\n

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\nSculpting the \u201csplash\u201d on the Grade 5 titanium WESN Knife. 1st deepening the cuts next to the fish <\/p>\n

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, then sculpting by carving away everything that\u2019s not splash. Tiny Carbide round bur used for carving.<\/p>\n

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\nTime to add tiny little engraved cuts to shade the Grade 5 titanium WESN Knife. Zillions of tiny tapered lines on all those scales\u2026<\/p>\n

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\nThe Grade 5 titanium WESN Koi Knife is finished now that the special black stuff for inking has finally been delivered.<\/p>\n


\n<\/a>\"\"<\/a>The finished knife, next to a US quarter for scale.<\/p>\n

Thanks for Looking!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m baaaaack! Starting a Japanese-style koi engraving on a sweet little WESN folding knife. The Grade 5 titanium (6Al4V) scale is pretty tough stuff, but this little neck knife is so nice I\u2019ll suffer through! 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