I got bored

[Dave Budd]

I had a group in the woods last weekend and the poor chaps were plumb tuckered out by 8:30pm and turned in for the night. So I figured I'd retire to the workshop for a little pottering before bed.

I ended up decorating my new personal chopper. I have named it "The Procrastinator"




I fitted a couple of 3mm mosaic pins (copper, brass and silver), green tritium glow in the dark phial and a little copper wire inlay. Next time I get bored I might do an inlay of scrinmshawed bone on the other side. Or maybe a cast pewter butt. Or maybe some filework to the head. Or maybe some more decoration to the sheath.....

 

[John Fenna]

I love the name - and the look!

 

[chas brookes]

Superb Dave

 

[dwardo]

No reason it shouldn't be pretty as well as functional. Thats lovely
Bet you often kill off your pupils early on.

 

[atlatlman]

Nice looking work.

 

[tom.moran]

looks lovely, wish i could do that, id be the one passing out at 8.30 pm

 

[HillBill]

Nice one Dave... I've been working on similar inlaying into the handle

 

[British Red]

That's really nice work - I like that a lot

 

[mrcharly]

That looks great. How is the copper wire held in place?

 

[Dave Budd]

just friction holds it in place. You chisel a slot, hammer a bit of flat wire in and then swell the wood back into place with some water and heat I've done little bits into finer grained woods (like cherry and boxwood) for jewelry, but this was the first time with ash; the grain is a bit of a pain in that the chisel cuts and wire don't always go where the pencil line went!

 

[Goatboy]

That's lovely in both form and function Mr Bud. Really like it. I like it at the level of decoration it is, but she's yours and you should do as you please. You've not gone wrong so far.

Cheers for posting.

 

[Coldfeet]

Looks very nice! Can I guess that you are right handed, and went from top to bottom?