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18th November 15, 11:14 AM
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Sgian Achlais-Dirk-First Celtic knotwork carving.
Hello All!
I would like to show off some recent work of mine. I hand forged all the blades, and harvested the wood from local Laurel shrubs-a.k.a. 'false boxwood', which has a decent hardness, and a grain which I found to be well suited for carving.....Even with my cheapo carving tools!
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psehdsunbv.jpg
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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psb3ffxcdy.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psyklxs3kp.jpg
Yes, these first examples are rather crude and amateurish, but I don't mind. For the longest time I had been intimidated by the prospect of carving knotwork, but am now merely seeking to practice and improve.
Any comments or criticisms most welcome....Especially those who have experience carving designs such as these.
Thanks for looking.
Iain the Black-Handed
Last edited by Brasilikilt; 18th November 15 at 01:27 PM.
Reason: fixing picture links
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18th November 15, 12:30 PM
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Am I the only one who isn't seeing any images for this?
My Clans: Guthrie, Sinclair, Sutherland, MacRae, McCain-Maclachlan, MacGregor-Petrie, Johnstone, Hamilton, Boyd, MacDonald-Alexander, Patterson, Thompson. Welsh:Edwards, Williams, Jones. Paternal line: Brandenburg/Prussia.
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18th November 15, 12:51 PM
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 Originally Posted by Mike S
Am I the only one who isn't seeing any images for this?
No, you are not. Images are broken for me as well.
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18th November 15, 01:28 PM
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18th November 15, 01:44 PM
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I expect it feels good to have the project finished. "This is what I did," are words that get respect. Good job.
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18th November 15, 07:29 PM
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Image guy to the rescue again. You have to use the IMG hyper link option in Photobucket for the photos to appear in the post:
Last edited by Mike S; 18th November 15 at 07:33 PM.
My Clans: Guthrie, Sinclair, Sutherland, MacRae, McCain-Maclachlan, MacGregor-Petrie, Johnstone, Hamilton, Boyd, MacDonald-Alexander, Patterson, Thompson. Welsh:Edwards, Williams, Jones. Paternal line: Brandenburg/Prussia.
Proud member: SCV/Mech Cav, MOSB. Camp Commander Ft. Heiman #1834 SCV Camp.
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19th November 15, 12:33 PM
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Brasilikilt,
Your sgian achlais looks fine! Stain it, put an oil finish on it and handle it for a while, and it will get that used patina on it. Your carving is 100% better than what I can do, and I strongly suspect it will become better with practise and time! Good job!
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20th November 15, 10:03 AM
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Mark Anthony Henderson
Virtus et Victoria - Virtue and Victory
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams
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20th November 15, 11:23 AM
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very nice
I haven't carved in decades. Makes me think about starting again
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20th November 15, 06:43 PM
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Looks good. What did you use for the blades? I have a big old farrier's rasp that I've started forging into a dirk. Unfortunately I lost my "trip hammer". My 6'2" 220 lb champion wrestler grandson went into the Marines. Kind of slows the project down a bit.
All skill and effort is to no avail when an angel pees down your drones.
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