colorblind72
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Sorry I have been away for a while. The skulls don't take long maybe an hour or so once the stock is tapered
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I've been working on carving the inlets for tangs and making habacki and finally doing some sort of a wrap on the handle. I tend to start with minimal plans and see where the process takes me. This piece I attempted to deferentially heat treat with clay. It through hardened. No hamon but I went on with it anyhow. I hot forged and hand peined the habacki. Then inked it and sanded of the high spots. The wood for the handle is poplar that I wrapped in hemp and then wrapped again with two pieces of paracord with the cores taken out. The knots are terrible. I didn't follow a traditional Tsuka knot because of the inlet I filed in the end of the handle (again, just and experiment.) All feedback is welcome.
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Thanks guys. I've been out of town for 2 weeks and hadn't had a chance to check the forum. I love the Icepick idea.
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That's a productive 3 days. Very cool
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I have posted a tutorial here. http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=26388&p=249031
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Getting there. Got to get back to the horizontal attempt
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So I finished this one tonight. I have been using a fuller tool under the power hammer to make the cheek to jaw transitions and then developing the eye sockets and cheek bones with the punches.
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Brilliant!
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Sounds good
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That is indeed practical blacksmithing. Way to go.
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Man, those are nice. Great looking pieces.
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Some farrier rasp snakes and horseshoe stuff
colorblind72 replied to Teebs's topic in Member Projects
The snakes are great especially that cobra head! -
I'm sure you will get it pretty quick. The photos would help. I appreciate the diagram but school is long behind me and I didn't go very far in it. thanks again. JJ
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new to forging some of my first projects
colorblind72 replied to loyd's topic in Metal Sculpture & Carvings
Yeah you are rocking it. Keep posting please. -
That book is on my list! Very good. Thanks guys. A lot to take in and try to improve and incorporate.