´THE RAVEN´- hommage à E.A.Poe

[wieland]

hi all,

this one is ´a bit different´ to my usual work-
so- why did I make it?

-the raven is one of my favorite animals, I admire his cleverness and the ability to learn.
-and he plays the mainpart in this poem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven

to create an hommage to the poem of e.a.poe was a longtime-brainstorming,
but finally I got an imagination how to portray the nightmare of that poor young man.

the knife:
W1 with forged T-spine
bronze-skull carved, not cast
ebony
39cm/15inch long

feather and shield:
wood and bronze

the display:
ash-wood and moosebone

thanks for looking!

gerhard

 

[Willie71]

I'm speechless! Amazing!

 

[Bigjonhoss]

Beautiful.

 

[Shaw Blades]

Yes! Fantastich!

 

[Will Morrison]

Perfect.

 

[Monkeyz]

You guys never cease to amaze me on this forum with your custom blades.....

One of the best looking knives I have ever seen

 

[Bob Ohlemann]

I am continually amazed at the imagination, dedication, and craftsmanship of knifemakers. This is an incredible piece.

Bob

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Astonishing.

 

[betzner]

Unglaublich!! This is art made equal to it's highest form. Absolutely wonderful.

 

[bgspecialk]

Brilliant!!
Paul

 

[kid terico]

Just plain OUTSTANDING.. KT

 

[John White]

Beyond!

John

 

[R APPLEBY]

Beautiful , very kool

 

[JParanee]

Love the feather

Very cool set

 

[i4Marc]

I'm a big fan of Poe and this knife. Super!

 

[Haze]

I was just thinking the very same thing, an amazing package of items. :thumbup:

Love the feather

Very cool set

 

[Greykilt]

Very nice tribute set to a man tormented by things unseen and unspoken with love both forelorn and forbidden. Interesting choice. You tread a road that can lead in many directions. Your path led to a beautiful knife and tokens of display. Excellent job Sir. You have done well tracing the madness he encapsulated. To Poe the bird actually spoke. Your knife ensconces that emulation.

 

[Idlewild]

Exceptional creative work!

 

[Bradenk1987]

That bird skull is killer, and I'm loving the vertebrae continued onto the knife spine. Beautiful in every way.

 

[Karda]

Now this just made me say......WOWWTFBBQ!
And I'm not a real big fan of art knives. Theres a simplistic ruggedness about this that it could be a knife that one would use, but just enough art to be intriguing.
The only thing that would make this just a little bit cooler would be a Victorian style small ink bottle and the feather made into a functional quill pen. Neither would be hard to do with your talent and eye.

"Quoth the Raven.....Nevermore"