Patrick Hastings Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 I have slowly been working on a sealife themed fittings set. I finished up the Kashira and thought I would share. You asked in another thread "whats on your bench" so here it is. Many more parts to go for the set, but I like to do the Kashira first to set the tone for the rest of the set. Basically an octopus with a couple of simple shell fish. I inlaid pure gold eyes otherwise the rest is a black Patina over copper. For those that are not familiar, this is a "pommel" for a japanese sword. The hole in the sides allow the Silk cord to be threaded through secureing the kashira onto a wooden handle core. I started with this basic blank cold forged from sheet stock. The carving was done using a GRS 901 handpiece useing a Flat graver, an onglette, a polished roundish point, and a sharp point. The only other tool used was a scraper made from a triangular file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nice work, Patraick! Thank you for sharing, and it is good to see new work coming along. I look forward to viewing the rest of the pieces. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Bonham Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Patrick, Wonderful carving in metal. Could you show us how you forge the blank from sheet stock? Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hastings Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Patrick,Wonderful carving in metal. Could you show us how you forge the blank from sheet stock? Dick <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you! Some of the techniques I use were passed to me in confidence. Much of it is a striaght forward combination of vessel raising tehniques and silver smithing. I can't really get into it without breaking confidence. I appologize for being vague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hastings Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nice work, Patraick! Thank you for sharing, and it is good to see new work coming along. I look forward to viewing the rest of the pieces. Janel <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Janel, I have many jobs on the bench right now, but this set is the brightest light, so to speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Very nice Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett McCormack Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Very nice texturing, I like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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