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Knapped Push Dagger Tutorial
Time to start another knife project. I think this will be a small push dagger puttygen.biz buy cheap kamagra oral jelly , in knapped steel style with my nasty “ripper edge. Grinding my signature “knapped steel” flake scars into 3/16 … Continue reading
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Dragonfly Hobo Nickel Tutorial
I need a little timeout from the hummingbird skull reliquary puttygen.in , so here’s the start of a fun Hobo Nickel with a gold dragonfly. I’m leveling out Jefferson’s head with a punch and abrasive stones, and beginning the engraving. … Continue reading
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Skull Cache Pocket Fidget Toy and Pocket Fetish Tutorial
Starting a tellurium copper pocket fidget toy and fetish. Quarter inch thick tellurium copper – this stuff machines, engraves and carves really well! None of the gummy/smeary problems ordinary copper has. Marking out and cutting the blank to size. I’ll … Continue reading
Hummingbird Skull Reliquary
Starting a new reliquary project. This is the first of several elements, a 1075 carbon steel blade in my signature “knapped steel” style. Using a small drum sander, I’m carving in the flake scars that would be left from knapping … Continue reading
Posted in Carving, CNC, Engraved Knife, Press Forming, Steampunk, Uncategorized
Tagged bronze, Carbide3D, carving, CNC, dagger, engraved, engraving, fabricated, fabrication, Fusion 360, knapped, knife, Nomad 883, Press Forming, punches, steampunk
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When god was a Woman Earrings
I’ve always loved the prehistoric “Venus” carvings Köp Kamagra Receptfritt , so I decided to make a press forming die for some Venus of Willendorf earrings, and maybe some other uses. Above is my computer model of the Venus of … Continue reading
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Skull and Dead Eye Tavern Ring Tutorial
Starting a new tellurium copper Tavern Ring, this time a single large skull, with a few surprises yet to come. Stay tuned… Tellurium copper machines and carves more like brass than copper. Pure copper is really gummy, but tellurium copper … Continue reading
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Tagged antler, Carbide3D, carving, CNC, engraved, engraving, fabricated, fabrication, Fusion 360, lathe, Nomad 883
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Knapadonia Challenge Coin Tutorial
I’m curious to see if I can make this work: a coining die so I can create small copper challenge coins in my little 20 ton press. Every year, I try to create an art object as a fundraising opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in CNC, Hobo Nickel, Press Forming
Tagged Carbide3D, CNC, engraved, engraving, fabricated, fabrication, Fusion 360, Hobo Nickel, knapped, Nomad 883, Press Forming
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Knapped Steel Neck Knife
Last August, I spent a week working at our local knap-in, where lots of stone tool knappers come and hobknob with each other. Lots of work, but lots of fun as well! While at the knap-in, I saw a friend’s artwork … Continue reading
Stag Beetle Tavern Ring Tutorial
Starting a “Tavern Ring” (with thanks to http://hellgnome.rocks for the name I blatantly stole from him…), in tellurium copper. I’m planning to add a stainless steel inlay using my hare-brained scheme technique. Hope it works… Marking out and cutting the … Continue reading
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