I have had a few makers send me multiple pieces lately. Here are two, both with a lot to admire:
Steve Vanderkolff hails from the Great White North loves visually engaging materials:
I purposely chose vastly different backgrounds and displays for these two folders.
Mastersmith
J.D. Smith is from Roxbury Ma, and has been collaborating with
Joseph Shnayder with his own sculpted handles and carving.
To say these pieces are
'over the top' would be true and a
compliment. They are meant to be.
Just WOW!
And a final display of this sword. I cannot tell you how impressive this beast is.
It's huge. So much so, that I decided I could not shoot it under my normal tent on a background, and so in a departure from
my norm, I created a digital image with the insets. It came out great, and I'll be using this technique on larger pieces more often.
The mark on the sword was cut with tungsten. It's completely holographic, as it glows iridescent light/dark as you rotate it. Wonderful.
As impressive as Joseph's carving is, it is equalled by JD's incredibly tight steel. It's a pattern he's perfected and there is no one better.
Glad to show you these makers!
Jim
