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Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 4

Posted on February 14, 2014 by metal_musings

Now it’s time to carve the branches in the style of Japanese shishiaibori, where all of the detail is below the original surface of the scales.  If you’ll recall, we cut VERY deep lines around the outside of the branches … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 3

Posted on February 14, 2014 by metal_musings

The piece of shibuichi I used for the inlay is waaay too thick for my butterfly.  Since I have to cast and roll my own shibuichi, I don’t have lots of thicknesses just laying around, so I use what I … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 2

Posted on February 13, 2014 by metal_musings

It’s time to add in the butterfly inlay.  This will be in 25% shibuichi (a Japanese art metal, alloyed from 25% silver and 75% copper).  I cut out the butterfly with a jeweler’s saw and then carefully scribed around it … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly Blossom (B30) William Henry Studios Knife Scales – Part 1

Posted on February 9, 2014 by metal_musings

Lately, I’ve been engraving and carving a set of knife scales for William Henry Studios, a real challenge for me.  This is a set of scales for their B30 (Gentac) model, and fairly large as their folding knives go.  The … Continue reading →

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Dried Sardine Scalpel and Reliquary – Finishing Up – Part 6

Posted on February 7, 2014 by metal_musings

Finally finished!  It’s only been a year in the works…………. OK apoteketreceptfritt.com , we’re finally within striking distance of finishing this puppy.  Time to add all the eyes.  I turned moose antler for the whites of the eyes, and dark horn … Continue reading →

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Dried Sardine Scalpel and Reliquary – Part 5

Posted on February 6, 2014 by metal_musings

Above, I’ve transferred my detailed pattern to the sardines on the lid, ready to begin detailing. I’ve begun detailing by engraving the eye, gill and fin details just like on the shibuichi scalpel scales. Continuing with the detailing by using … Continue reading →

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Dried Sardine Scalpel and Reliquary – Part 4

Posted on February 5, 2014 by metal_musings

Now it’s time to start carving and engraving the reliquary. I’ve begun using a jeweler’s saw to partially saw out four sardines in a piece of 3/16 inch thick 416 stainless steel.  This will be part of a lid for … Continue reading →

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Dried Sardine Scalpel and Reliquary – Part 3

Posted on February 4, 2014 by metal_musings

Now it’s time to make some of the accessory items, including rivets and eyes for the scalpel. Above, I’m using my Sherline lathe to turn a small piece of moose antler for the eyes.  This little cylinder will extend through … Continue reading →

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Dried Sardine Scalpel and Reliquary – Part 2

Posted on February 3, 2014 by metal_musings

Above, I’ve started to shape the shibuichi scales.  I’ll be mainly using a my Foredom flex shaft grinder and small drum sanders.  You can see the central area where I’ve started the grinding.  Note that I’ve superglued the scales into … Continue reading →

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Dried Sardine Scalpel and Reliquary – Part 1

Posted on February 2, 2014 by metal_musings

Well, here’s another of my crazy reliquaries, this one a tiny dried sardine scalpel, in (and on) a sardine can.  This is loosely based on Japanese netsuke and menuki that I’ve seen, carved as tiny dried fish.  My version is … Continue reading →

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