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12-23-2010, 03:08 AM #1
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Does anyone know how TI did that really fancy crown and flower worked back carvings. Or rather, whether it is possible to do an equally ornate design on a hardened razor... and a laymans tools?
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12-23-2010, 04:27 PM #2
I don't know but since it's factory made I would assume they have a form or mold or die something. I can guarantee it's not hand done. There are some guys who do hand engraving on blades and it's a real art and you need the right equipment.
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12-23-2010, 06:21 PM #3
I am pretty sure they used dies, but I am not certain.
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12-23-2010, 06:26 PM #4
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Thanked: 1371They actually have gnomes that are master engravers.
While a gnomish master engraver has the expertise to do it entirely themselves, the gnomish engraver's union requires that it is done by three separate gnomes. The first gnome engraves the diagonals, the second does the crown, and the third does the fleur de lis.
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12-23-2010, 07:03 PM #5
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Thanked: 14Right. I figured it was done in some non-user-friendly way. hmmm. if only I had a surgeons hands and something other than a dremel. but id still like to give it a whirl though.
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12-23-2010, 10:14 PM #6
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Thanked: 3164In the old days they would probably have used a strong acid etch technique - it can bite quite deep and pack in loads of detail. These days they have computer controlled lasers that do much the same thing, even on curved surfaces. You just use some sort of software package for the design, put the blade in a jig so that each blade is always in the same place, and let it go for it. Even heat build-up is not a problem with some laser types so I supose heat-treated metal is not a problem.
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Neil