Luke Shearer Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 The more I look at your work the more impressed I am with the conceptual side of things rather than the (masterful) technical aspect. You were dead on with the Germanic grimness. The knife, especially the sketch, reminds me of the Dwimorburg from LOTR. “Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Oh, yeah! I've been needing a Powning fix lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Looking very great already! Also interesting to read the circular inspiration:) Nothing better when good artists inspire eachother and push eachothers skills forwards. Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Powning Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 thanks so much everyone. So, today I made the suspension rings, made a rivet plate, and oiled the grip. Now to make the ferules for the grip, the rivet plate for the pomel and the leather sheath... Jake Powning Swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Powning Posted March 21, 2013 Author Share Posted March 21, 2013 Looking very great already! Also interesting to read the circular inspiration:) Nothing better when good artists inspire eachother and push eachothers skills forwards. Thanks Jeroen, I've been mulling a broad seax project in my mind since I saw your presentation at Owen Bush's, and Also after seeing a tracing That Peter Johnsson had of one of those huge ones, I've actually made two of the big plane-propeller sized ones but niether of them where satisfactory . Jake Powning Swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Jake, you are so good i would like to meet you some day! wait..... YES! GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karter Schuster Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 You, my friend, are the definition of beardieness. Epic carving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLenaghan Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 You make this look way to easy... hehe Amazing work the lost wax casting is just way to cool! I made a very plain Light broad seax last summer and it's been my go to knife at the cabin/camping, love the thing used it for everything from spliting logs to cutting up tough yams... I think your's is gonna be a little to nice for that -Michael Lenaghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Crislip Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I think that beard needs to be even loooonger! This is EPIC!!! A bad day forging... is still better than pretty much anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Kaiser Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Jake beautiful!!! truly an inspiration. Thanks for taking the time for the progress pictures. Kip A man is no better than his word! Check out the web site @ www.thekaisercustomknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter johnsson Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I love the color of the oak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Powning Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 I was hoping for a little darker, but I'm happy with it too. Jake Powning Swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Powning Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 thanks for all the kind remarks guys! Thanks Luke, I hadn't thought of the Dwimorberg, but now that you mention it, Tolkien certainly understood germanic grimness. Today I made the ferules for the grip and started carving them. thanks for looking Jake Powning Swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 That one's gonna be more special than usual...LOVE the detail on those waxes! A little vinegaroon on that oak will darken it quite a bit should you want to risk it being black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. Runals Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I'm with Peter, the color of that oak is so rich and beautiful. All the elements of this are fantastic. http://www.etsy.com/shop/NateRunalsBlacksmith?ref=pr_shop_more&view_type=gallerynaterunals.com My Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Mulkey Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 This is insanely good. You're work is always on my list of favorites. By The Red Embers - my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Been following this on Twitter, but missed it here until now. Epic as usual, Jake! I am not usually a fan of oak but it seems to somehow fit this project. I can't believe the tiny detailed faces in the ferrule you've carved. Thanks for sharing this and keeping the inspiration energy flowing, bud. --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan stevens Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Man i really need to go to Oakland. rhywbeth gwell yn dod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Helmes Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Wow! This is so great to see. I just love how the serpent coils around the handle, very eligant. http://www.jeffhelmes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Arthur Loose Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yay! jloose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Johnson Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Those ferrules are absolutely awesome, and complement everything nicely. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"--Ralph Waldo Emerson"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves."--Henry David ThoreauMy DeviantArt: http://wildwolfworkshop.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Hardy Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 That one's gonna be more special than usual...LOVE the detail on those waxes! A little vinegaroon on that oak will darken it quite a bit should you want to risk it being black. Black tea will take it darker without the risk of black ... just my two cents. The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art. They forge their creativity,closer to the heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Stagmer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Been following this one on Facebook. Love it! "ART SHOULD HURT" www.BaltimoreKnife.com BKS' Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Powning Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thanks so much guys! I'm definately going to do some experiements with vinegaroon and tea, I just got a nice big chunk of black oak (not actualy black, more's the pitty). I've made some progress. Here are some pictures of the sheath making process. I'll be casting the fittings in the next few days. Jake Powning Swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Powning Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Here is the leather once I darkenned it. thanks for looking Jake Powning Swords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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