A cane shaft in some stabilized, fiery lace sheoak. Man this stuff is beautiful. #lacesheoak #walkingcane #handmade #woodwork
Slicing and dicing a couple slabs of mother of pearl in the studio today. I gotta say, that was not fun with a jewelers saw. But satisfying! #motherofpearl #pearlhandle #pearlsjewelry #handmade
A couple of 3/64” dowel pins in the end of a 1/8” handle frame. I think that worked?
SOLD. A custom 9” nakiri in raindrop damascus and lace sheoak.
Sometimes you forget that the tiny threading die you ordered won’t fit any of the wrenches you have, so you gotta improvise and make the jankiest threading wrench ever. Lucky I had a piece of pipe hanging around with just the right diameter.
AVAILABLE: a 7” chef in AEB-L stainless steel and stabilized myrtle. This is one of the last few knives I will have available this year, so if you are thinking about a holiday gift, now is the time!
Another glimpse of this piece for @artknifeinvitational . It’s called Totem, and it is an integral push dagger. It is essentially san mai, featuring a jacket of 1800 layer nickel bearing damascus on either side and fine W’s in the middle. The domed studs are 18 karat gold. And I made a stark, monolithic display stand out of some really luxurious Arizona ironwood burl.
Here is another sneak peek at Grasshopper, a puukko riff I have made for @artknifeinvitational in just a few weeks! The sheath is likewise a riff and a nod to the traditional Scandinavian construction. It’s got a birch core around the blade, with a leather wrap, a raised seam at the back, and my own take on the traditional suspension system, featuring a four-strand plait for the belt loop. #puukko #scandinavian #leatherwork #handmade
Here’s a little sneak peek at Grasshopper, a small puukko I’ll have with me at @artknifeinvitational in Las Vegas next month. Damascus steel, silver, and cushion-fluted arctic karelian birch. I wanted to bring something with a measure of sweetness to balance out my more imposing pieces.
Spine detail on a very large T-back sword I’ve been working on for @artknifeinvitational . Crazy damascus, crazy cross section, crazy koa, 24k gold.
I have always liked the look of cushioned fluting and have long wanted to try it. So I made myself a tool this morning and ran a little experiment on a chunk of African blackwood. #woodcarving #africanblackwood #handmade
Hand twist on some 1.5” diameter damascus. A bar this large takes just about every bit of strength I’ve got in me.
1000 layers of pointy. This is the tip of “Ethos,” one of the pieces I’ll have with me at @artknifeinvitational in October.
A couple glimpses of Tyler @wanderer.metalworks ‘s breathtaking work on the bolster of one of the pieces I’ll be showing at @artknifeinvitational in Las Vegas in October. Blued steel, 18 and 22 karat gold, nephrite jade, African blackwood, and shimmering, 1000-layer damascus steel. #artknife #artknifeinvitational #mastersmith #treasure
Sneak peek. Don’t let the foreshortening fool you. This is a huge blade. @artknifeinvitational
Tyler @wanderer.metalworks continues to impress as he works his way through this bolster project for a piece I’ll have with me at @artknifeinvitational in Las Vegas. I am so excited to see this all finished up!
Tyler @wanderer.metalworks just continues to outdo himself. This is the top of a bolster he is working on for me, which will be installed on a sleek, imposing pesh-kabz (dagger). The bolster is steel, and Tyler’s work here includes engraved and sculpted steel, inlaid 22k gold, and overlaid 18k gold. Absolutely stunning work. I will have this piece with me at @artknifeinvitational in October.
Work in progress. @wanderer.metalworks is carving, engraving, inlaying, and overlaying all over this steel bolster, which will adorn a sleek pesh-kabz I am working on for @artknifeinvitational . Tyler is absolutely killing it. I’m so pumped.
