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Old 05-08-2016, 12:25 PM
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Default Sr Johnson Big engraved by Barry Lee Hands for Carlos Lopez

Many years ago, Steve Lindsay hooked me up with S R Johnson working on a knife for David Darom.
That has led to a series of colabs between SRJ and I including our most recent and spectacular for Carl Lopez.
Below is a series of pics showing some of the design work and execution of the installation of the gold and diamonds.
for more info please go to:
http://knifetreasures.com/viewKnife....elected_menu=1

The finished knife:




The original layout, with the main line of flow through the center:




More detail added:



Cutting the Layout on the soft blade:



First side cavities complete:



Second side cavities complete:



The piece is sent to heat treat and returns. The next step is the pearl.
Filing the pearl flush:


Sanding the pearl:



The pearl is ready to excavate the cavities for the gold:

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