Brian Hochstrat
Elite Cafe Member
Here are a few knives I have completed over the summer. The first ones theme is Days Gone By. Slipjoint knives(traditionals) hold some nostalgia, so that influenced the theme. Both the Cowboy and the indian are looking back at memories of their youth, knowing those memories can never be again. The buffalo are gone and the wild west is not as wild any more.
The Galaxy knife was pretty fun, not a lot of skill needed to draw a bunch of circles. I made up for it with the multi colored inlays as well as the entire black area is bulino dotted. I wanted it to be low relief so I went in and dotted it all. That took some time but I felt it would be worth not to have the edges of the high areas show, like when you deeply remove the background.
The other three are just scroll work, one does have red gold incorporated into the design which is a bit different. Anyway, thanks for taking a look. Brian
The Galaxy knife was pretty fun, not a lot of skill needed to draw a bunch of circles. I made up for it with the multi colored inlays as well as the entire black area is bulino dotted. I wanted it to be low relief so I went in and dotted it all. That took some time but I felt it would be worth not to have the edges of the high areas show, like when you deeply remove the background.
The other three are just scroll work, one does have red gold incorporated into the design which is a bit different. Anyway, thanks for taking a look. Brian
