Amazing as always...
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Jacob never ceases to amaze...
Russ,
seeing Jake's work makes me pray that my lottery ticket numbers will someday pay off... when they do he's got himself a customer for life....JC
seeing Jake's work makes me pray that my lottery ticket numbers will someday pay off... when they do he's got himself a customer for life....JC
Absolutely beyond words.... I wish I didn't need to save for a downpayment on a house...
Oh.
Wow. WOW.
Wow.
Words fail me....
Wow. WOW.
Wow.
Words fail me....
Russ, Mi Bonum Amicum!
Your taste in beautiful things is yet again made evident. The pleasure of seeing things as lovely as these
has a wistfull quality about it, to try and not see you favorite swords as though they came out of a BUDK catalog
afterwards
ZOWIE!
Doug G.
Your taste in beautiful things is yet again made evident. The pleasure of seeing things as lovely as these
has a wistfull quality about it, to try and not see you favorite swords as though they came out of a BUDK catalog
afterwards
ZOWIE!
Doug G.
That viking sword
just
does
it
all.
It's rare enough to find a maker who can duplicate the 3-D shapes of the viking hilt elements convincingly to a schooled eye, but the decoration on both sword and scabbard take it to a whole other level.
That's the part where if you're going to do it at all, you better be able to do it with conviction. Making a dead style of art live again, not by copying, but with a true new work in that style.
Only a handful out there can pull it off, and Jake is one of them.
The other neat thing is how the relatively plain look of the pattern-welding works with the overall business of the rest of the package. I think a very patterned blade here might have been overkill
I stand amazed. :eek:.
just
does
it
all.
It's rare enough to find a maker who can duplicate the 3-D shapes of the viking hilt elements convincingly to a schooled eye, but the decoration on both sword and scabbard take it to a whole other level.
That's the part where if you're going to do it at all, you better be able to do it with conviction. Making a dead style of art live again, not by copying, but with a true new work in that style.
Only a handful out there can pull it off, and Jake is one of them.
The other neat thing is how the relatively plain look of the pattern-welding works with the overall business of the rest of the package. I think a very patterned blade here might have been overkill
I stand amazed. :eek:.
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| David Wilson wrote: |
| Oh.
Wow. WOW. Wow. Words fail me.... |
Me, too! The market seems to be comming back a bit. How long is his waiting list at this time?
That goes beyound simply "excellent" or similar expletetives - it is a true art, and I just wish I had the funds to order something of such magnitude...
Oh :( , Damn my casual wage! It's always annoying when you want something nice for your kit or just for the sake of owning a piece of art like this and you can't even afford the more expensive Windlass or Hanwei swords.
Thanks for posting those pictures, the pieces are magnificent.
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