A site about my boys and myself, our intrests in the making of works of art from metal and
knives, of course we will update you on the boys wrestling, crosscountry, lacrosse and football
This is the bowie that I built from a 30" circle saw blade. it now belongs to my good friend Jeff Creek. I hardened it and drew it back several times before I was satisfied with the blade. this son of a bitch is sharp & it holds an edge. A fine blade for a fine person. Enjoy!
I have always wanted to make one of these but was to stingy with my damascus - its tough work making Damascus billets, anyway enough chatting...check it out!!
You need Educated? or a laugh?...go to DC industrials blog, Danial will brighten your day
I will share some personal history out the artist and the artwork to help with the appreciation. I Have been a Saw mill millwright for over eighteen years, I have 3 sons and all of them enjoy the arts from our studio shop in western Oregon, on the foothills of the coastal mountain range. Each piece is built totally by hand one at a time making it unique. It takes up to twenty hours to complete one of the larger mountain sculptures, and twenty to thirty hours to complete a knife. All of the pieces are forged and hand hammered on our anvil that is over one hundred years old. We
make all of our art from materials salvaged from a large log saw mill, materials from the double cut band saws that were used on the head rig and thirty inch circle saws are my primary media. For creating the damascus I use the 7/8" cable that pulls the head rig carriage back and fourth. These materials are very hard to work with, the colors that are produced by heating is awesome and cannot be achieved using other medias.
You will find on each piece of art work that I complete there is a saw tooth hidden inconspicuously that authenticates my work, sometimes the small circles on the tooth will be left this is a swedge mark left from the filing process.
Mark Patrick Tollen
I know what I want it to be but how other s interpret it sometimes isnt the same... I say splash the boys say river weeds...
"Iron Mountain"
Raffle Prize a Metal sculpture called "Iron Mountain" This Raffel prize won by: Karen Conger of Springfield OR
1200 board feet
Dawn hung this next to our elk picture in the living room it looks really good so I took a flick of it...to show it off Enjoy!
the champion
Chinook salmon metal art "Desk Salmon"
Wow!! look at those colors. These little desk top salmon are awesome! the last ones I made I discovered a method of a combanation with both sanding and heating that just brings out amazing colors....just looking at them makes me want to go fishing!! enjoy! $58
Damascus Hunter
$ 385
Damascus Hunter $385 ad $15 for shipping
"up river" Chinook Salmon
The color is amazing !! SOLD
Bull elk bugling
3-D about 15" long including the mountian behind the rutting Bull $ 250
Bull elk mountain background - buy it now just click the button....$250
"The Wife Knife"
Forged from a Bearing Race
buy this little knife hand forged for your wife to put in her purse or wear in the woods....$120
Damascus skinner
pattern is unreal
Damascus skinner buy it by clicking it...$230
"Desk Salmon"
"Desk Salmon" $58
A fighter hammered from a file
$ 350
Damascus Fighter
$ 500 SOLD
another one of my "desk Salmon"
Again, this picture shows the wonderful colors I am able to generate using a combonation of sanding and heating. these sell for $58, I take caer of all the shipping to control the packaging and shipping.....thats my guarentee that my peice will arrive safely! Sorry SOLD
Dakotas" "horn knife"
Dakota made this knife about two years ago, he hammered it from a file. we have yet to fashion a case for it ...??? this weekend
1 comment:
After the Celtic Dagger below, this is my favorite knife. An absolutely gorgeous piece of work. And manly. Very manly.
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