Is there anyone who can design a custom mosaic pin?

[Josh Rider]

I'm looking for a custom mosaic pin.
Does anyone know someone who could make a design.

 

[Derzelas]

Not me, but Walter Sorrels have an youtube on how you can make mozaic pins. I would try that sometimes

 

[Josh Rider]

I've made them before, I'm looking for a specific design.

 

[milkbaby]

You're asking about a custom insert for a mosaic pin? Like say a letter or a fish or something?

Not this: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...d-tubes-for-mosaic-pins-Release-1-0-available

 

[Josh Rider]

You're asking about a custom insert for a mosaic pin? Like say a letter or a fish or something?

Not this: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...d-tubes-for-mosaic-pins-Release-1-0-available

Yes, a letter.

 

[Greenberg Woods]

Talk to Laurence, rhino knives. He had some pins like that made before

 

[J. Hoffman]

Alexey Balatsky is the man you need to see.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/106...if_t=group_activity&notif_id=1484241821888950

 

[Josh Rider]

Thanks fellas. Ben, I'll send Laurence a message.
J. I checked this Facebook page, their stuff looks incredible. I'm sending them a message as well.
Really appreciate the help guys!

 

[Atlas Knife Company]

Let me know, because I want a rod of fleur de lis. Enough Boy Scouts make knives that I'm shocked no one has already made it. . .

 

[Lapedog]

A WuTang knife!? OMG!! There are pics of a WuTang folder floating around this board.

Are you a warrior killah? Slicin' sh*t like a samuraiiii?

Too fly. Please post pics when it's done so we can peep' this killer OX!

 

[Josh Rider]

I contacted Alexy on his/her (sorry not sure which) Facebook page. I was messaged a price and a bunch of samples to pick from. Surprisingly the price was the same to make a new design. He got back to me with a sketch within a day and I paid already. I'm looking forward to getting this! Thanks J. Hoffman for the advice.
I'll post a pic of his stuff as soon as I ask his permission.



Lapedog, I actually am a longtime fan of the Wu-tang clan since the 90s (hard to believe it's been that long).
So is the guy I'm making a knife for, he just so happens to have a last name that starts with W.

 

[J. Hoffman]

I've dealt with Alexey and he is a stand-up guy. I also believe his prices are very fair for what he does, especially if you purchase multiple pins at the same time.

 

[Salem Straub]

Yeah, I've been meaning to get a "Torch" trademark pin from Alexey, his stuff is indeed super cool and his prices reasonable!

 

[3fifty7]

Tag for reference


Sent via telegraph with the same fingers I use to sip whiskey.

 

[Josh Rider]

Just an update:
I picked up the pin from the post office today.
It took about a 5 weeks or so for the whole process and I couldn't be happier!
Definitely will be ordering more. Price is inexpensive, there were lots of choices I could have gone with, 3/16" or 1/4", brass, copper, stainless and different color epoxy dyes. Some of the stuff Alexey has is also glow in the dark.

 

[jdm61]

Does Alexey make the inserts using EDM? That is some pretty detailed work!!!

 

[Josh Rider]

I'm not sure,but he makes beads, stamps and other small detailed pieces. If you type in custommosaicpins on instagram there are a lot of pieces of his work.

 

[Salem Straub]

Wire EDM.

 

[jdm61]

That's what I figured. So what is the tariff? Do you figure that you get three handle pins fro one 2.5-3 inch long blank? What do the custom pins cost? It looks like his "standard" ones are $30. Something like this is about the only way that I would consider mosaic pins as the regular kind have been overused IMO.

Wire EDM.

 

[Josh Rider]

$30 for a custom.
This is going to get me two handle pins and hopefully a little piece to inset in the plug for the saya.
I could probably stretch it to 3 pins if I needed to with thin scales, but for this handle I'm only using 2.

If I come up with a design for me personally, I'd probably only use one custom pin per knife and then regular ones for the rest of the scale.