Alveprins 359 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Hi all! First - some lore! Disguised as the wanderer "Grimnir" - the god Odin once told the young Agnarr - son of King Hraudung about the god's two companions. He told the young prince about the two ravens - Hugin and Munin; which every single day flies all over the earth and brings news and tidings back with them. Grimnir (Odin) said the following: Old norse: Huginn ok Munin fljúga hverjan dag Jörmungrund yfir; óumc ek of Hugin at hann aftr né comiþ, þó siámc meir um Munin. Modern English: Hugin and Munin fly each day over the spacious earth. I fear for Hugin, that he come not back, yet more anxious am I for Munin. An interesting thing to take in here, is that the name Hugin means "thought" while Munin means "memory". Design: As I was - a while back - asked to create a knife based on Hugin and Munin, I came up with the concept of an "Iron Feather" as I thought it fitting. I formed the blade edge to curve more or less identical to that of the upper beak of a common raven, and gave the tip a bit of a broken back as to give it a bit more of an aggressive point as well as a slight reference back to the more traditional seaxes. I forged the pattern welded steel in a very high layer count in order to crate something similar to fine lines as seen in feathers. When observed in sunlight - the blade displays a shimmering almost 3d-effect. The blade is in two bars 1056 layers of folded and twisted farrier's rasps and 15n20 steel, engraved and inlaid with copper and 24kt gold. The handle is in stabilized black Hornbeam, with a bolster in Inconel 718 -engraved in a relief w. inlaid copper and gold - as well as the names of Hugin and Munin on each side. The sheath is in 4 layers of 2mm thick leather with a frame of hand cut and brightly polished brass. Knife stats: Blade length: 13cm Blade width: 2,8cm Blade thickness: 3,8mm Handle length: 13cm Weigh W/O Sheath: 153 grams Hardness at edge: 58 HRC And then there is, of course.. a few pics.. And that's about it! Alright, gonna sharpen this baby up and get a certificate going. Delivering this one in person tomorrow. Have a wonderful .. week? I suppose... Sincerely, Alveprins. Edited September 12, 2021 by Alveprins 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Webster 110 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Gorgeously perfect. I wonder if Hugin and Munin are one and the same just living in different periods of time. As thoughts take to flight they quickly become memories. Thanks for sharing. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,678 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Always excellent to see new work from you! Functional art at its best. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Benson 100 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Absolutely gorgeous! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 400 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 WOW! Doug 1 HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Middleton 831 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Knocked it out of the park again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,376 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Wow Most impressive! Your hilts/handles are always full of features, but you stretched your wings on the shaping of that one. 2 -Brian Link to post Share on other sites
Alveprins 359 Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Thank you all for your kind words! On 9/13/2021 at 2:22 PM, Brian Dougherty said: ... Your hilts/handles are always full of features, but you stretched your wings on the shaping of that one. I stared at so many raven-pictures online I thought I'd go crazy, but inspiration eventually prevailed... I had budget limitations on this one as it was a commission - and I had to restrict myself. Actually, I would have liked to layer rows of feathers into each of those contours - but that would be way too costly. I would have loved to put a kind of butt-cap on the back of the handle as well, in pattern welded steel, engraved etc. etc. - but again - not in the budget. Which is why I hate working on commissions... I feel it ended up ok though, although sanding those tight corners is a bit of a pain... Delivered it to the customer the other day, and he seemed happy - so all is well! Link to post Share on other sites
Don Abbott 335 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 It was well worth the work you put into it. Very nice indeed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Al Massey 75 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 The fear of losing memories is well understood as you get older. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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