Doc Holiday WIP

[AkWildman]

Very nice! I might have missed it. What are you scrimshawing on it?

Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday on one side and a huckleberry vine with berries on the other.

 

[John Wilson]

Truly beautiful work! my favorite from you so far!

 

[Randy Lucius]

Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday on one side and a huckleberry vine with berries on the other.

That will be awesome!! I'm a fan of scrimshaw on the right knife and that's the right knife! Truly a nice piece.

 

[DanF]

That is a beauty, looking forward to seeing the scrimshaw.

 

[Dennis Morland]

That is absolutely lovely.

 

[Chris Railey]

Very nice work.

 

[AkWildman]

Be a couple of weeks before I can work on it as I was needed in Prudhoe bay and flew up today.

 

[AkWildman]

Ok back to what I love doing,so I started the scrimshaw of Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday got the basic outline done with what for me are key points to work from,then started the needle work,once I have the portrait basically done I will fo back and start shading.

 

[Dennis Morland]

So cool...

 

[Von Gruff]

That is impressive

 

[AkWildman]

Ok so I finished the scrimshaw, I was going to scrim the other side with a huckleberry branch with berries but I think in this case less is more.Ive already had offers for the knife if I didn't scrim it and turned them down,hope I didn't shoot myself in the foot there.So now it's time to make a sheath that's befitting good old Doc !

 

[Sean Jones]

Ok so I finished the scrimshaw, I was going to scrim the other side with a huckleberry branch with berries but I think in this case less is more.Ive already had offers for the knife if I didn't scrim it and turned them down,hope I didn't shoot myself in the foot there.So now it's time to make a sheath that's befitting good old Doc ! View attachment 68087View attachment 68088

That turned out really nice! I'd be spooked to try that on a finished knife. But I suppose doing the scrimshaw last is really the only way to do it.

 

[Doug Lester]

I wish that my hands were steady enough to try scrimshaw. Lovely job on the portrait.

Doug

 

[DanF]

Excellent.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Realy nice! I envy anyone who can draw. I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler, a laser level and two NASA engineers.

 

[AkWildman]

That turned out really nice! I'd be spooked to try that on a finished knife. But I suppose doing the scrimshaw last is really the only way to do it.

It does take a bit of courage ,you take a deep breath and go for it.on some items you can take and sand it off and start over such as a stag handle but with this one with all the pins you screw up and it's a very bad day bnb indeed.

 

[AkWildman]

Realy nice! I envy anyone who can draw. I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler, a laser level and two NASA engineers.

We all have our talents, I envy those who can sing and play instruments.

 

[bladegrinder]

Dang, that's an awesome looking knife AK. well done !

 

[Daniel Macina]

That’s so cool!

 

[AkWildman]

All ready to stitch up this sweet leather for the Doc Holliday,stingray inlay and 9 oz veg tanned leather. Will also be doing a frog with a shoulder harness .