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05/03/2020

Heat treat, temper, polishing, and bluing finished! Now for a classy handle and this bad boy’s ready to go!
This is a San-Mai (three layer) style with a CruForge-V core and ~400 of layer Thunderbolt pattern mosaic damascus sandwiching it in the outside. Blued in caustic salts. I’m really pleased with the range of greens and blues in the 15-N-20 layers. The higher nickel gives it more resistance to corrosion, giving the different light bands. CruForge-V layer came out nice and black for contrast. Also happy with how uniform the San mai is on either side of the blade, the Damascus pattern flowing down the bevel. Really proud of this piece.

My attempt at forging a piece of dragon scale canister Damascus end cut (damascus leftovers) donated to me by Matt Danie...
05/03/2020

My attempt at forging a piece of dragon scale canister Damascus end cut (damascus leftovers) donated to me by Matt Danielson.
Dragon scale pattern uses ball bearings which typically are made of a high carbon steel called 52-100. A great knife steel, but is susceptible to stress fractures of not worked at a really high temperature. You can see examples of the cracks near the spine in a blackened ball bearing. Could be surface cracks but I have a feeling they run deep, making this purdy, shiny paperweight. I’ll put a handle on it and see this guy out. So this one will be discounted if I have any takers. Thank you to Steven Moon for use of his chemicals and facilities for the blueing and finishing process.

Sneak peek at a damascus blade I’ve been working on 🙂
04/25/2020

Sneak peek at a damascus blade I’ve been working on 🙂

Finally after years of teasing... I do metal work and make blades now! What do you think? Looking for scrap donations
10/03/2019

Finally after years of teasing... I do metal work and make blades now! What do you think? Looking for scrap donations

Another throwback to some earlier Earley-work from a few years ago.
09/09/2019

Another throwback to some earlier Earley-work from a few years ago.

An Oldie but a goodie, a little something I threw together last year. Simple but versatile black vambrace. Throw in a co...
09/08/2019

An Oldie but a goodie, a little something I threw together last year. Simple but versatile black vambrace. Throw in a couple rows of studs, stich-groove border, and a few “racing stripes” for style. Warrior Double shoulder, black drum stained, water resistant finish, and lace holes reenforced with nickel eyelets.

Finished He-Man commission! How’d I do?
09/07/2019

Finished He-Man commission! How’d I do?

These thick beefy bracers are cut from 13oz saddle skirting adorned with brushed brass domed rivets. Mottled acorn brown...
08/27/2019

These thick beefy bracers are cut from 13oz saddle skirting adorned with brushed brass domed rivets. Mottled acorn brown and dappled mahogany strap, gold painted bands and antique finished.

02/01/2019

The suspense is killing me!

Super excited for some projects this weekend! I’ll be sure to share more here as things develop 😊

New bracer design featuring the world tree, Yggdrasil. Color shown is Oxblood and distressed to give a worn look. Cheers...
01/25/2019

New bracer design featuring the world tree, Yggdrasil. Color shown is Oxblood and distressed to give a worn look. Cheers!

11/21/2018

Hey everyone! It’s been quiet here for a while and I think it’s about time to get back to the bench!

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