#knifemaking

I forged the blackguard's blade from Realis based on art from the manual by Gryme (bottom picture)

So I think once I cast some, I'll start making some with different numbers of gems. Next up will be trans... I have some nice big acrylic gems for those. Finally, I wanted to let you know I invested in a sharpening system that gets my blades wicked sharp.

sometimes “a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do”, as they say

I'm far from being a geologist, (more of a Rockhound) but if I had to guess I would say that the majority of your material looks like Brazilian agate. Your finished products look quite magnificent. Do you make them to sell or is it just a hobby?

Have some chunky in between stuff

My most recent commission. Based on the cherry blossom gyuto that's been so popular, this person asked for Hokusai's Great Wave Over Kanagawa on the blade, a seafoam green handle with blue and silver sparkly swirls, and the water tribe symbol on the handle. It was a struggle... I poured eight resin blocks until I got one that satisfied both of us. I had to draw the right part of the wave image because the original isn't that wide. Where I usually use brass for the guard and pommel, this time I used nickel, which has a hardness closer to steel. That said, I'm happy with how it turned out. If you think you'd like something like this, with (almost) any colors or design, gimme a shout.

Used this project to experiment with welding the blade into the tang. And copper pipe hilt construction. I’m pleased with how it came out, but I think I figured out some better ways to do the hilt.