A peek into TIM HANCOCK's BOOK in the Making...

David - thanks.

Maybe FotoTime compresses the images to reduce the size. It's a free service right? It's possible you wouldn't see it because the pics are stored on your HD or in the cache, I don't know. Let's wait & see if others have similar issues.
 
Joss said:
David - thanks.

Maybe FotoTime compresses the images to reduce the size. It's a free service right? It's possible you wouldn't see it because the pics are stored on your HD or in the cache, I don't know. Let's wait & see if others have similar issues.
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Did you have similar problems with other pictures I have posted over the
past year or two? I do hope not as they were all stored on Foto Time.......

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
They all show the artifacts / banding in the background, but most of the knives themselves are more contrasty than the Hancock damascus, so it wasn't a problem. Interestingly, your pic of the 3 engraved Tschager shows very clear / crisp "clouds" in the white MOP. I suspect that damascus photography is particularly prone to artifacts when resized maybe? Your photo of the Weinstock folder also show some smudging of the damascus in spots, but it's less obvious than on a huge damascus blade.

This one of your pics shows the damascus well (another Tim Hancock):

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5428387&postcount=14
 
Here you go Joss. Think this is the one you were speaking of. This is one of my favorite pieces. Riad was nice enough to sell this one to me.

HancockIvoryHunter.jpg


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Hey Kevin
Nice had nothing to do with it..100 percent necessity..and I'm still sick about it
Thanks for the look though she is fabulous:(:(:(:(:(:(
 
Joss said:
David,

I was using the wrong term (pixelated). What I see in the background is some posterization.
Thanks,
JD
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Hello Joss,
Please let me know if you see any improvement in the first two
pictures on this thread....... Thanks.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
Thanks Kevin, for showing these two pages from Tim's book in the making!

I consider creating each page (by combining knives from different RAW files
shot by Eric Eggly of PointSeven) an exciting adventure.
Planning the layout, moving the knives around till I am completely satisfied,
removing them from their original grey background, cleaning them up,
color correcting everything, creating the shadows and the background -
I truly enjoy it all!

But guys, I have retired and have all the time in the world on my hands
to do as clean and as perfect a presentation as I can do....

The picture with the four "Letter Openers" shown above by Kevin is a
good example for such a long and pleasing challenge.... Three of these
pieces are shown from both sides...

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
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The "Rawhide Tanto No. 3", shown above was finished in 2001.
This tanto is forged from 1070 steel, hardened with the clay coating
method to produce a traditional temper line. The copper habaki is
fabricated in the traditional fashion as well. The handle and sheath are of
a wood core with rawhide braiding by Richard Goff of Arizona.
Richard is a well known braider working generally in traditional cowboy
gear braiding such as reins, headstalls and other western gear.
He hand cuts and dies his own rawhide strips to accomplish his
signature style of braiding and appliqué.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
Ordinary...yep, that's EXACTLY how I would describe Hancock's work. I guess run-of-the-mill would work, too. LOL.
No, just when I think I have an idea of what Tim can do, I see something like that Tanto. It may be plain, but it sure has style and grace.
 
WyoNonSmith said:
Ordinary...yep, that's EXACTLY how I would describe Hancock's work. I guess run-of-the-mill would work, too. LOL.
No, just when I think I have an idea of what Tim can do, I see something like that Tanto. It may be plain, but it sure has style and grace.
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Strange sense of humor you have there, WyoNonSmith.... Especially for
someone who states his knife preferences as "Any Hancock"... :)

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
This one, Kevin, is one of my favorites....... From the collection of
Ged Messinger.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

From the book "Tim Hancock, The art of the Western Bladesmith"
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ddd said:
This one, Kevin, is one of my favorites....... From the collection of
Ged Messinger.

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)

From the book "Tim Hancock, The art of the Western Bladesmith"
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Notice David it's the same blade style and damascus pattern as my example above it. Here's a nice fighter I sold a while back.


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