Mumtaz Baber Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Helly everyone. I'm typing from Bury, just north of Manchester, in the UK. I'm a bladesmith, interested in learning how to carve steel, particularly horimono and kanji. Ultimately I'd like to apply my skills to Arabic and Urdu lettering also , but especially like dragons ....would like to be able to carve a decent dragon into steel .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ford hallam Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Salaam, Mumtaz and welcome. I think you've come to the right place . I'll be posting a brief tutorial on carving dragon scales next week. I rather hurriedly put it together in response from a request some time ago. You may also find my tutorial on nunome-zogan of some use. The process is essentially the same as the Indian "koftgari" technique. In fact most scholars believe that this Japanese technique originated in Persia, travelled the silk route through China and finally reached Japan. I'm sure we'd all appreciate seeing some of your work, we're nosy like that! Namaste, Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Salaam! Thanks for the warm welcome Ford! Silly me , I wrote "Ardu" lettering above but that should have read "Urdu" . As for pics of my work, I'll certainly post some , though I'm still very much a beginner EDIT: I've removed the pics and here's a link to my photobucket page http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Mumtazb/My%20Work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS_Bond Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hi Monty - Did you ever post pictures of that Howard Clark blade you bought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hi Monty - Did you ever post pictures of that Howard Clark blade you bought? Agent 007...good to see you here! Yup, here's some pics of that. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Mumt...Clark%20Katana/ Been polishing it for what seems like forever. To be honest though I do a decent polish but I'm not capable of doing this blade justice ...all I could get is a half decent cutting polish. Should hopefully have a piece by Randal Graham coming soon, that should be a lot easier to polish than this 1086! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Broadwell Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hi Mumtaz, it's always good to see another knifemaker here. You will find help and inspiration on this forum. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hi David, thanks for the welcome! In fact I've had a very warm welcome here and I feel right at home with you guys! Hey David, I like your stuff a lot, especially the bowies and the persians...sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sanders Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Welcome Mumtaz- Do you have any pictures available of Arabic calligraphy on either wood or metal? I'm interested in calligraphic arts of all kinds and am always floored when I see beautiful Arabic scripts. I would imagine as the reed pen is shaped differently than a Western calligraphy nib, the engraving tools for Arabic script are also a different profile? There's a member of this list -Dagistanli- who I believe does engraving work in Arabic. -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Dagistanli now goes by the name of "Ekrem" here, if you want to look him up on TCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Thanks Doug and Janel, I'll search pout Ekrem aka Dagestanli . Doug, Check this out http://www.biddingtons.com/content/expertamulet.html As for tools required to carve arabic calligraphy, I am assuming they may have a specialised type of chisel, but I'm just guessing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Also, seeing as Ford mentioned koftgari I thought I'd share these pics First the plain guard... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Mumt.../crossguard.jpg Then the finished pieces... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Mumt...crossguard1.jpg BUT....the arabic calligraphy ended up the upside down, so I got him to do it again . Here's after he re-did it http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Mumt...crossguard1.jpg I like koftgari....Salaam , Namaste, Satsriakaal ! Those pics are small. To see larger detailed pics just click this link; http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v72/Mumtazb/Misc%20pics/ Then double click on the pic you wish to view and it should bring up the picture nice 'n large so you can see all the detail. A friend in India made them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sanders Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Thanks for the Biddington's link- lots of info on it. -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Carvalho Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Aloha Mumtaz, Where are my manners? A belated welcome. Your intro got tangled up in the dragon thread. I can tell that your background and interests are a positive addition to this rich brew. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I forgot my manners! Another belated welcome to you-- Welcome to The Carving Path forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Thanks Karl and Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil White Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Mumtaz, Please let me add my name to the list of those who are embarrassed by their late replies, and welcome you to the forum. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Thanks Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus homestead Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hello Mumtaz, Welcome to the forum! I've been absent for a while and am just catching up with recent posts. I am looking forward to seeing more of your work - I truly love the amazing design heritage of the arabic and persian arts. My mother was born and raised inTodmorden, Lancashire. That can't be too far from where you live? Blessings, Magnus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumtaz Baber Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Hi Magnus! Wow Todmorden is just round the corner....I'm in Bury .... Small world indeed Blessings..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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