2 daggers

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This are two daggers I've been making the last months for a customer that ordered two similar pieces for him and a friend.

This is the first one.

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Once I finished, I realized that what looked like a visual effect causing a small angle on the handle (not continuing the line of the blade) wasn't just a problem of perspective - the curved guard might make it look that way- but a real angle, so I'll have to make the handle on this one again, as I don't want to sell a piece that I know it isn't 100% right.

I don't really know what caused this as I presented the pieces together a dozen times before ensambling them for good, but it doesn't really matter I guess...


Some pictures of the process of making the second one.

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And the second one almost finished (it needs a final polishing)


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Thank you for looking!

Ruben
 
Ruben if I ever get to Buenos Aires you're going to have the devil's own time getting rid of me. :D Those a beautiful! Again. I don't see the angle you're talking about but I won't argue with you, you know what's right. Thanks for sharing, I get all excited whenever I see you posting something. :D
 
Hey Ruben, wanna meet me in Tulum next week? :D Just kidding, that's about as close to Buenos Aires as I'm likely to get this decade. :( But it would be so cool to meet some of our SA brothers, and that's a fact. One thing about the internet - without it I'd never have seen what you're doing and my life would be so much smaller. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
 
Maybe some day I'll get to go to a Blade Show... There's still time ahead (I hope! :D)

Dagger #2 is finally finished :)

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Thank you for looking!

Ruben
 
Ok, I finished both of them :)

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I made a patina on one sheath to make it look old, and I did the same treatment that you can see on the ricasso area on one of the blades, not intirely, but in the center part. I'll post a pic of that tomorrow

Regards,

Ruben
 
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