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Mandi's Second Wedding Gift
This one was a lot of fun! An all Titanium Wedding Cake set. The knife blade and the cake server are both .090" 6AL4V titanium. I forged the cake server, then cleaned it all up, finished it to 2000 grit, then did some selective texturing, anodizing, then some more texturing.
The Cake Knife has a 9" blade, with .155" thick Titanium handle scales. I've spent the last two full days at the engraving bench, engraving, texturing. After anodizing the scales, I cleaned off the flats with 2000 grit, so the purple anodized engraving would "pop". I also masked the blade's edge before anodizing......can you guess that Mandi's wedding colors are purple and silver? Now if I can just keep my mouth shut until here future husband Tim arrives on the 23rd..... And the reverse sides..... __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Nice work, Ed!
__________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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Great keepsakes Ed. Back in the shop and bang out a presentation case.
Take care, Craig |
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Ed, Very nice and thoughtful. Mandi will be very surprised. I see you got the anodizer figured out
Thanks for sharing Bing __________________ Bruce Bingenheimer MLazyB Custom Knives ABS Journeyman Smith |
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Beautiful Ed! Her kids, kids, kids, kids will be using that in their wedding! Great way to start a tradition!
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That's fantastic, Ed. They look great and stuff like that makes a special day even more so.
Jeremy |
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Great set Ed!! I am sure she will cherish them the rest of her life.
__________________ Walter R. Powers |
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Thanks Everyone!
I had a fella email me, asking how much I would charge for a set like that......I just had to tell him I don't think I wanna make another like it! Maybe someday, but for now the "labor of love" that went into this set gives me that "warm and fuzzy".....and that'll do for now! __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Beautiful stuff, Ed. Who'da thunk to use titanium?
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Ed, I just saw these pictures and a real nice article on the last page of the new Blade magazine. Very well done , Sir. They are a beautiful and unique gift for sure.
Alex __________________ AT "We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends." Shel Silverstein |
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anodizing, art, back, blade, edge, engraving, forged, handle, handle scales, knife, make, scales, titanium |
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