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Bruno Giordan
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 Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: maciejowski dagger waxes - a dagger in progress |
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I wish to share my Mac dagger waxes (cross and pommel)
Pics below from my micro-site
http://bghomofaber.googlepages.com/lostdasdagger
Actually they are DAS (Adica Pongo), a wax replacement synthetic product that can be used both by kids and artists.
Well workable and polishes easily too.
In the afternoon I' went to the foundry.
i was impressed since in the last fifty years such foundry has worked for dalì, brancusi, de chirico, pomodoro and other major italian artists.
i was greeted by models of some of the most well known artworks by pomodoro.
despite this they gladly accepted my humble work, the owner even spoke the old venetian language to me, instead than the more formal standard italian.
what a nice day
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Jean Thibodeau
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Very interesting and good looking cross and pommel: I'm looking forward to seeing the finished dagger.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Bruno Giordan
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| Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | | Very interesting and good looking cross and pommel: I'm looking forward to seeing the finished dagger. |
thank you.
i worked by inspiration and just by eye, without using aids and without any blueprint.
i obtained a good level of symmetry only by symmetrical grinding.
actually i enjoyed this work a lot, i'm already doing a celtic handle.
das can be also worked more easily than wax, by adding matter where needed.
it should withstand the silicon negative foundry pasaage well, at least i hope ...
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Sean Belair
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| Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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wow!! i don't know whats cooler the hilt or the day you had. nobody ever speaks old venitian to me 
that is going to look great, and best of luck on your celtic design
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Tim Lison
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Very interesting dagger! Is it inspired by an original dagger or is it your own design? I hope you will post pictures of the finished dagger when you get it done, it looks like it will be great!
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Bruno Giordan
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| Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim Lison wrote: | | Very interesting dagger! Is it inspired by an original dagger or is it your own design? I hope you will post pictures of the finished dagger when you get it done, it looks like it will be great! |
I mentally morphed the daggers we have in the Mac, trying to arrive to a plausible design.
I let grinding do the design work.
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Kel Rekuta
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| Posted: Thu 05 Jul, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: maciejowski dagger waxes - a dagger in progress |
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| Bruno Giordan wrote: | I wish to share my Mac dagger waxes (cross and pommel)
despite this they gladly accepted my humble work, the owner even spoke the old venetian language to me, instead than the more formal standard italian.
what a nice day |
What a great experience that must have been. Lucky you! 
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