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Tag: bog oak

English bog oak

English bog oak

I recently made two items from Cumbrian bog oak, a tuning key and a pendant.

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Posted on 17th November 201517th December 2018Categories artworkTags bog oak, tuning keyLeave a comment on English bog oak
Gilded tuning key

Gilded tuning key

I made this key yesterday, for a colleague who has been waiting too long for it! Continue reading Gilded tuning key

Posted on 24th July 2015Categories artworkTags artwork, bog oak, gilding, making, tuning keyLeave a comment on Gilded tuning key
Sgian dubh

Sgian dubh

I made this little knife in 1995 or 6, when I was experimenting with blacksmithing techniques. It has a pattern-welded blade, formed from twisted bars of iron with seperate steel edges, all forge-welded together. This was the only finished blade I made using pattern-welding.

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Posted on 19th January 2015Categories artworkTags bog oak, crafts, knife, making, procrastinationLeave a comment on Sgian dubh