December 22, 20169 yr Personally, I don't think that is what is meant by the phrase "Killing them with kindness" but it would certainly leave an impression! Great execution, though.
December 22, 20169 yr Their swords will be beaten into plowshares and their knives to roses. maybe that's a misquote... nice job and a clever id.
December 22, 20169 yr Author 3 hours ago, Marc1 said: Knifes and roses .... next try an old revolver and forge the barrel Good job Well, Guns 'N' Roses ain't quite my thing, but I do like "Sweet Child of Mine"! 1 hour ago, John McPherson said: Personally, I don't think that is what is meant by the phrase "Killing them with kindness" but it would certainly leave an impression! Great execution, though. Thanks! These are my third and fourth Russian roses; every time I make one, I forget to incorporate the lessons I learned on the previous one. Also, the junction of the stems is a bit weak, as the steel turned out to be a bit less tough than I thought and cracked in the forging. 1 hour ago, Tubalcain2 said: Their swords will be beaten into plowshares and their knives to roses. maybe that's a misquote... nice job and a clever id. Well, I'd have to make a sword first, and I'm not quite ready for that!
December 22, 20169 yr I recall a chinese flanged mace where the flanges were the ideograms for "long life"---definitely a mixed message!
January 5, 20179 yr On 12/22/2016 at 11:29 AM, Daswulf said: A rose mace comes to mind. Lol Ditto, my first thought when I say it in my phone. Pretty cool JHCC!
January 5, 20179 yr Nice, just don't think of giving it to the lady in your life, you wouldn't want that to "come back and bite you " grin.
January 5, 20179 yr Author Well, this is the decorative fork I gave her for her Sweet Sixteen, thirty-some years ago. It's substantially more pointy.
January 5, 20179 yr JHCC, very nice sir! Man I wish I was doing this stuff 30 years ago. Would have saved me the four heart attacks from ill the corporate world stress....
January 5, 20179 yr Author 11 hours ago, ianinsa said: Nice, just don't think of giving it to the lady in your life, you wouldn't want that to "come back and bite you " grin. On the other hand, it does have the advantage of never withering.
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