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Engraving Titanium and Gold Dragonfly Earrings
My special lady wants a pair of dragonfly earrings, so here’s the start. Cutting the blanks from 1/16 inch thick titanium, and cutting the basic lines. Tomorrow, inlaying gold bodies… Clockwise from top left – excavating the pocket/undercutting the edges/heavy … Continue reading
Steelhead and Buckskin Pouch – for Renee
Renee wanted to know if I had any of these little carved moose antler fish for sale. Unfortunately, for health reasons I no longer carve any kind of natural materials, so I don’t have any of the fish for sale. … Continue reading
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Russian Grenade Tactical Bead
Starting a tactical bead with a piece of wrought iron anchor chain from the late 1800s. A huge pain to true up this wonky thing in the lathe…lower left, a chunk of the original and the turned piece. I didn’t … Continue reading
Gold Frog Skeleton Dog Tag
Above images courtesy of Bladegallery.com I’m working on an experiment based on the Frog Skeleton key tag I engraved not long ago. Clockwise Köp Levitra with Dapoxetine Receptfritt , rough cut titanium mini-dogtag, my filing setup (Jorgensen woodworking clamp), the … Continue reading
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Tagged engraved, engraving, fabricated, fabrication, titanium
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A Tale of Two Ravens
A Tale of Two Ravens (dogtag pendants by Tom Sterling, March 2015) Top left image by Serge Panchenko (check out his excellent work at http://sergeknives.com) Above is an excellent example of why I’ve been pursuing the press forming process. My … Continue reading
Posted in Carving, Jewelry, Pendant, Press Forming, Steampunk
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Yet Another Baby Sea Turtle Pendant
Back to work with a baby sea turtle tag. I swear this is the last one! Top left then clockwise – cutting out, soldering on silver backing, and rough grinding… Upper left image Levitra Ohne Rezept Kaufen , deepened the background … Continue reading
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“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 2
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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Tagged carving, dagger, engraved, engraving, fabricated, fabrication, knapped, knife, Press Forming
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“Greenman in Autumn” Pendant Dagger, Part 1
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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Skull and Centipede Hobo Nickel
Back to engraving with a Hobo Nickel project, just for me. This is my first solo Hobo Nickel, with 24 karat gold centipede legs, moose antler zombie eye. Here’s my design transferred onto a 1937 buffalo nickel. Don’t know what a … Continue reading
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Baby Sea Turtle Pendant Part 4
Above, I’ve finished carving and sculpting all the flippers and her cute little tail. I’ve also carved the track details, and textured the sand. And a side view. Pretty deep carving, even though it’s low relief! Now it’s on to … Continue reading
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