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After a hub bub of visitors and just before my teaching schedule starts for the summer I had time to get a few custom projects in. I was commissioned to make several wedding rings recently, two for my mother's upcoming wedding which I was very honored to make. I also finally tried using my first piece of fossilized walrus ivory from Mark Knapp, which was amazing to work with and is now one of my favorite handle materials. But enough of that and onto the photos. As always questions, comments, or criticism is always welcome and thank you for looking.
Robert
First up just a simple fireplace poker, they say necessity is the mother of invention and so I made up this little guy to tend the coal forge I was visiting. I don't often get to do more classic forms of smithing and so it's nice to get to make things other than knives sometimes.
The wedding rings for my mother these are carbon damascus with silver liners.
Another carbon damascus ring with the owners initials inlayed in rose gold runes. (That black "smudge" in the center is actually a reflection of the camera lens)
Next up is a pattern welded bowie made from the leftovers of my mom's wedding rings. The steel is 1095 and 15n20 with three bars of standards twist and three bars of twisted jellyroll pattern. The guard is brass with water buffalo horn spacer and madrone burl. (over all length 15 1/4 inches)
Lastly my most recent, a contemporary Norse puukko style knife. The blade is three bar composite with the edge being W2 and 1095, the center bar is twisted crushed W's and the spine is 360 layers of 15n20 and wrought iron. The ferrule is cast bronze with ebony spacer and fossilized walrus ivory for the handle.
Thanks for looking!
Robert
First up just a simple fireplace poker, they say necessity is the mother of invention and so I made up this little guy to tend the coal forge I was visiting. I don't often get to do more classic forms of smithing and so it's nice to get to make things other than knives sometimes.
The wedding rings for my mother these are carbon damascus with silver liners.
Another carbon damascus ring with the owners initials inlayed in rose gold runes. (That black "smudge" in the center is actually a reflection of the camera lens)
Next up is a pattern welded bowie made from the leftovers of my mom's wedding rings. The steel is 1095 and 15n20 with three bars of standards twist and three bars of twisted jellyroll pattern. The guard is brass with water buffalo horn spacer and madrone burl. (over all length 15 1/4 inches)
Lastly my most recent, a contemporary Norse puukko style knife. The blade is three bar composite with the edge being W2 and 1095, the center bar is twisted crushed W's and the spine is 360 layers of 15n20 and wrought iron. The ferrule is cast bronze with ebony spacer and fossilized walrus ivory for the handle.
Thanks for looking!
