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Today I’m finishing up the engraving on the Hel side of the dagger.  Above, I’ve removed the background, using what I call a “scribble” texture for the cloth of her robe, and I’ve used a tiny four-sided point to stipple … Continue reading →

Today I tackled the gold inlays on Hel’s robe.  This is always a stressful time, and a major effort for me in the process. I chose to inlay the areas in parallel gold wires, since these are mostly long and … Continue reading →

Now it’s time to work on the Hel side of the Helheim Dagger.  I can’t claim sole authorship of the Hel design – my daughter has done a lot (most?) of that work.  I’ve been stymied for a while on … Continue reading →

Today I’m finishing up the engraving on the Odin side of the Helheim Dagger. Above, I’ve finished shading the Celtic knots of Odin’s beard and the little Celtic ornament at the bottom.  I’ve added a little temporary Sharpie™ inking just … Continue reading →

After a lot of design pain I’ve finally come up with a design for this side of the knife – One-eyed Odin.  Above, you can see the design transferred to the knife scale, ready to begin the engraving process. Above, … Continue reading →

Now were ready to begin the “knapping” process.  I’m gong to be using a small drum sander in my Foredom™ flexible shaft grinder to create “flakes” in the steel similar to the flakes removed from stone to create a stone … Continue reading →

Here is the start of the “Helheim Dagger.”  Done in 1075 carbon steel I decided to do this one in my signature “knapped steel” style, so it resembles a stone knife. Helheim (” the house of Hel”) is one of … Continue reading →