Category Archives: Misericordia

Nazgul Holdout Stiletto – Part 5

Today, I finally finished up the sheath for this little dagger. Above you can see the leather liner and the small piece of goat rawhide I’ll use for the outside.  I’ll have to soak the rawhide in warm water for … Continue reading

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Nazgul Holdout Stiletto – Part 4

Now it’s time to make a sheath for this dagger.  I’m (loosely) basing the sheath on the Bell Dirks.  Bell Dirks are contemporaries of of the famous Bowie knives, and were highly decorated, long slim daggers typically carried by gamblers … Continue reading

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Nazgul Holdout Stiletto – Part 3

Continuing on, I’ve been working on the pommel of the blade carving a Nazgul helmet on the four-sided taper. Above, I’ve engraved the guide lines on all four sides, with spooky helmet on the “front,” and the icky “winged beasty” … Continue reading

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Nazgul Holdout Stiletto – Part 2

I finished twisting and forging the blade and handle, so above is the result.  The entire dagger is about 8 inches long, and should appear above at full size in your monitor (I hope…). Above, I carved my usual handle/blade … Continue reading

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Nazgul Holdout Stiletto – Part 1

Well, now for something a bit different.  I came up with this idea watching the Lord of the Rings movies, and was picturing the head Nazgul (the Witch King) sitting in the bar playing poker with his minions, and wondering … Continue reading

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Dragonslayer Spike Poniard and Reliquary

My latest major project, the Dragonslayer Spike Poniard and Reliquary (and The Project From Hell). I guess you can call it finished, but it turned into one of those projects where it became more abandoned than completed – it just kept … Continue reading

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Ants Miseretto part 21 – FINISHED!

On the final stretch!  Today I finished up the centipede legs and the bark, as well as finalizing the patina.  I’ll look it over for a few days for anything I might have missed, but otherwise I think it’s done! … Continue reading

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Ants Miseretto part 20

I spent yesterday working on the centipede, here about halfway done.  I still need to round over all the legs, and finish up the bark. I used small carbide burrs, tiny flat gravers and punches to shape the centipede and remove … Continue reading

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Ants Miseretto part 19

Carving the bark today, before I get too far on the centipede. Above, I’ve begun carving the bark using a round graver with a pretty broad sweep.  You can see three little bark spots I’ve already completed, and the gold … Continue reading

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Ants Miseretto part 18

Working on the other side of the handle now.  This will be carved bark and a partially hidden centipede. Above, I engraved the outlines of the bark surface on the shibuichi scale.  You can still see some of the laser … Continue reading

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