mel b3 Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) hiya guys , im not quite sure if this is the right section really ,but , it was something that started as a diy project , so ill put it here. a couple of weeks ago , i posted in the wanted section asking for bronze. it was to make a bronze axe and knife for a project. old farrier being the gentleman that he is , offered to send me some bronze , he asked me roughly what sizes and shapes that i needed , and said that he'd sort a few bits out . well , nigel being the type of guy that he is , extremely skilled , and extremely generous , he only did all the work , and sent me the almost finished articles. i've done my best to save most of the forge marks in the bronze , but i'm a clumsy oaf and most have now vanished , and ive shaped the axe edge and knife edge , and put a rough oak handle on the knife(i did sharpen them both , but lost the sharp edge when polishing , i'll re sharpen when i'm ready to use them) . im hoping that given a bit of time , and maybe a few days outside in the rain , that the knife and axe will take on a nice patina. the really cool looking parts of the job are nigels work , and the shabby looking parts are my fault . thank you again nigel , once again you have gone way above and beyond mate . im sorry about the poor quality pics guys. Edited February 11, 2018 by mel b3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Top work there Mel, first time i have seen bronze work Hats off to Nigel for being the gent he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 18 minutes ago, la bala said: Top work there Mel, first time i have seen bronze work Hats off to Nigel for being the gent he is. nigel is a real top fella. i really wish that my pictures did his work justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 PW comes up trumps again! Well done OF and Mel b3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Never did ask what you wanded them for :-) better picture maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Never did ask what you wanded them for :-) better picture maybe ill hold my hands up to it lol , theyre for making wands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: PW comes up trumps again! Well done OF and Mel b3 And you volunteered me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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