Monthly Archives: December 2014

“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 2

Posted on December 24, 2014 by metal_musings

I started the engraving by cutting all the major lines. Next I’ll inlay gold wire into the Celtic beard… Inlaying gold wire, from top left clockwise – undercutting the line (blue arrows) – hammering in wire – more hammering – … Continue reading →

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“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 1

Posted on December 24, 2014 by metal_musings

   Above images courtesy of Bladegallery.com Beginning a new project – a tiny pendant dagger in my signature “Knapped Steel” style. Here it’s been cut out from 1084 carbon steel. Decreasing weight of the dagger, left to right – drilling … Continue reading →

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