tsterling Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Seems like forever I've been working on a major project for William Henry Studios - a steampunk suite for one of their B12 model folding knives. Here’s the beauty shot. The details: William Henry model B12 scales, 4 inches long 416 stainless steel, hand engraved with 24 karat gold and copper inlays. Lots of fun, I learned a lot and sharpened my technique. Look for more steampunk themes in the near future!You can see a goodly number of in-progress photos at my blog, and my Instagram and Facebook pages.Thanks for looking!Tom Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBranson Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Absolutely fantastic in composition and execution. Amazing! The close ups on the blog are stunning. Edited November 6, 2014 by SBranson - Stuart www.sbransonknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Craft Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Wow!! Stunning work!!! C Craft Customs ~~~ With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! ~~~ C Craft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ullrich Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Very cool! I really like the blending of colors on some of the spines and fangs I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan.... - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Wow... Sometimes I see stuff on here that is beautiful, but I know that I could some day achieve if I work at improving my skills. There are other days that I see things so stunning that while I understand the steps involved, I don't dare to dream of matching the craftsmanship necessary to pull it off. Then there are days I see something that so blows my mind that I don't have any understanding of how it was done. This is one of those days... ...absolutely beautiful. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielQ Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Innovative and interesting like always Sir. Thank you for showing us. //DQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard van Dijk Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 That is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC Tom, the amount of hours in that must be staggering. Richard Richard van Dijk My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I can't imagine that much fine detail work. It would make me explode. I really love the tentacles made from bicycle/motorcycle chain (don't know the technical name). you have done well. 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...
Dave Stephens Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Crazy cool. Wow. Your steampunk stuff always makes my jaw drop. Well done, man. 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...
Jan Ysselstein Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Tom, Thanks for posting the links to how it was done....you do amazing work. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Always a pleasure to see your work Tom. Man that is great. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I am at a loss for words... well done man. 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...
tsterling Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Wow, thanks guys! You obviously have sweet spots in your hearts for steampunk. Well, I should have guessed that steampunk and sharp things would just go together. Thanks for all the kind words, Tom Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 The William Henry folks sent me the finished images today, so here they are! Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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