Saber Completed
The Saber of Norwich has been delivered. 38″ overall, Pool and Eye pattern with a straight laminate edge, 24K gold plated bronze with pear garnets for eyes. It has been a journey!
Saber Nearly Complete
Final fitting & polishing all done. Now to just set the garnet eye stones & get it gold plated. Waiting on the setter and then the plater is unfortunately going to take about a full month, but I’ll definitely be posting pics and videos when it is complete. 🙂
Norwich Saber Update
Here’s the first etching pass on the Saber of Norwich. Now just to finish up the castings for the hilt. Closing in.
Still Making Damascus Rings
As the virus hopefully winds down soon, I suspect there will be a few more weddings this year. The past two have put a damper on weddings, and wedding rings, and I have explored a lot of other income avenues and projects. It has essentially been non functional from a…
Amber Sigewif Necklaces
Here are some amber & silver enameled Sigewif necklaces. They are inspired by two gold plates from Ancient Crete depicting the Melissa, or the bee nymphs that fed the infant Zeus. They are the official badge of Sigewif. 😉 I will make more jewelry & objects inspired by the story…
Enameled Pendants & Pins
I am adding enameling to the arsenal… I will have silver enameled pins and pendants, with amber beaded necklaces for sale soon. The image is inspired by two gold press-plates from ancient Crete, depicting a Melissa, or bee nymph in the British Museum. Patreon & Locals subscribers will receive discount…
Shepherd’s Axe
The shepherd’s axe is a fairly common thing in Eastern Europe and goes by many names… fokos, ciapuga, valaska, and certainly others. It’s for walking in the countryside with a dash of self defense. Wolves? Brigands? Trolls? You decide. They’re very fun.
Spring Hive Inspection
Today was a good day to check in with the surviving hives and see how everyone made it through Winter. We’ve had an unusual stretch of beautiful weather here in the mountains of Vermont and I wanted to give the hives some time to enjoy it before I went in…
Sigewif Bee Pins
I’m going to be making more jewelry inspired by Ancient things & maybe a dash of Art Nouveau. I like making swords and blades, but sometimes I get very, very sick of sanding steel. I can see why the Japanese just forge that baby and send it to a guy…
Happy Spring Hive
That first busy day of Spring is always a joy. This big hive is cleaning house and getting ready to find some nectar. The maples ought to be looking tasty right about now. What a beautiful week of 50’s, 60’s and sunshine. 😊