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Knapped Push Dagger Tutorial

Posted on May 29, 2018 by metal_musings

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

Posted on May 29, 2018 by metal_musings

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

Posted on May 29, 2018 by metal_musings

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 →

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Hummingbird Skull Reliquary

Posted on May 29, 2018 by metal_musings

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 →

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When god was a Woman Earrings

Posted on October 17, 2017 by metal_musings

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

Posted on August 5, 2017 by metal_musings

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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Knapadonia Challenge Coin Tutorial

Posted on July 23, 2017 by metal_musings

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 →

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Knapped Steel Neck Knife

Posted on June 28, 2017 by metal_musings

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 →

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Stag Beetle Tavern Ring Tutorial

Posted on June 11, 2017 by metal_musings

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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Hydraulic Press Inlay Tutorial

Posted on June 11, 2017 by metal_musings

Another hare-brained scheme – I have a couple of leftover stainless steel cutouts from making my better half’s earrings. It occurred to me to press them into thick copper for a pendant. Here’s the result so far… Above are the … Continue reading →

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