Serge Panchenko Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hi all, I've decided to start another WIP knife. I drew this one up back in January 2010 and finally decided to give it a go. Obviously the knife is based on the profile of a wasp, haven't decided what materials to use for it yet. Blade is 3/16" 1095, hope you guys enjoy it! Profiled with a band saw. Cleaned up with a grinder. Further clean up with a rotary tool. Starting to round the tail segments with a carbide burr. All hard to reach areas are done with a file. Darkened the steel to see whats going on better. More later. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I can't wait to see this finished! Your creativity astounds me! "Work is the curse of the drinking class...." (Wilde) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 This is going to be good, off to a fine start already... Copper, brass, and pink ivory (or bloodwood, for that touch of red)? George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastmaster1972 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Wicked! Kind regards, Jos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thanks guys. Holes drilled. Connected. This is where I am now. Started cleaning up some of the carved areas, head area needs more work. More later. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonn Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Nice drawing! Sure, it will be a nice piece too. Tõnu Arrak http://arrak-knives.edicypages.com/et Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you... I need to see several like this. burrs and files and disks, oh my! kc please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 i hate wasps, i love the knife though GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Delfosse Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Waow!!!!!!!! I'm waiting forward to look at the following of this WIP! I like always your productio, Serge, but this one will surely be a very special piece! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle o'donnell Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 not even done and i already want it there is a fine line between creation and destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Christianson Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Nice stinger! Enjoying watching your progression. Thanks Troy Allen Christianson is NOT a "Licensed Bladesmith" so you may treat his posts with the contempt they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thanks guys! SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Aha! Busted! I knew there was a carver hidden in you somewhere, Serge. You've finally been corrupted over to the dark side, now there's no hope for you. The next thing you know, you'll be engraving, and then you'll be shunned from polite society. Oh, I forgot, you're already a knifemaker, so you're prohibited from the polites already..... This looks really great - anxious to see her finished. Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Davis Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 That is incredible! I am a huge fan of carved art knives, this will be in my top favorites for sure! Great design and outstanding craftsmanship so far! Subscribing. An artist is never ahead of his time. He is his time. The others are just behind the times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Abbott Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 My wife's younger brother used to play with and watch "Transformers" when he was a kid. Your WIP reminds me of one of those cool metalic creatures emerging from some common object. I look forward to seeing the finished piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Tom, haha:) Thanks guys. More contouring and cleaning up. Drilling holes. What do you guys think about carving in the two lines by the head? I can't decide whether I like it there (kind of a wicked look) or if they don't fit in with the rest well. Starting on the copper wings, heating 1/16" copper sheet. Copper flared out. More later. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle o'donnell Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 do you only ever post at like 1 am serge? there is a fine line between creation and destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Panchenko Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Haha good observation Kyle. I get home from work at 11, and work until 2 or 3 usually. SERGEKNIVES.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonn Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I'm not sure about lines. It would be very different from the rest of the knife. Tõnu Arrak http://arrak-knives.edicypages.com/et Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle o'donnell Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 what do you do for work serge? there is a fine line between creation and destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithlen Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Your creativity and vision are limitless. Love your work. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Lose the lines - less is more. I think they will look out of place since there really aren't any other incised lines on the piece. Carving raised antennae would probably work here since everything else is rounded, curved and carved, but lines are probably better left out. However, I don't think the antennae are needed at all. I think your instincts are correct - I suggest you plan for "graceful degradation (my personal approach to life in general)" and leave the lines out. If you feel they're needed later, you can always put them in, assuming you don't quench the handle. I wouldn't quench the carving if I could avoid it - lots of dandy stress risers...... Lines would work if you were to engrave the ribs on the wings and the markings on the thorax and abdomen, giving the whole thing a different kind of unity, but then you would lose the look I think you're going for. This girl is looking awesome just as she is! Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sheffield Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 My life is like shaving with a razor sharp machete. It's a bit awkward and I feel a sting every now and then, but in the end I'm happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 no lines keep it consistent and keep it coming please kc please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Corbin Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 REALLY looking forward to watching this one progress "This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle." - R. Ewart Oakeshott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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