Rustnstuff: Wedding cake knife

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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Something old and something new for a wedding

I got my sculptural mountain-wing wood forms sanded and oiled on Saturday. I now need to let them just absorb the oil fully before I start to add the metal wraps.

So I moved on to a commission to create a wedding cake knife and server from a ornate silver-plated EPNS tray and twisted heavy gauge copper wire. As is often the case with me I decided to make two sets just to ensure that there was a high quality one to deliver. I decided to differentiate between the two sets by adding brass handles to the second one.

Anyway the process started with marking up and cutting up a 30cm 'round' silver-plated tray - this way I can get the most out of a tray. Of course there are a few off cuts that well become leaf forms and other things.

I twisted, hammered, bent and drilled the cut pieces and heavy gauge wire; and they were ready for grinding and polishing.

And then all the bits were brought together through the riveting process. I think both sets have turned out well - so options exist for the client. The knives are about 30cm long including the handle; and the servers are between 23cm and 25cm long.

Hopefully a set will be packed and posted early next week. Then I will get back on to the small sculptures.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Wedding cake knives

Quite some time ago I cut metal and made handles for 3 decorative silver plated wedding cake knives as I was commissioned to make one knife that was ordered through Maleny Additions.

Well that one sold but I had not got around to completing the other two. Anyway I'm pleased that I made the completion of them a priority as the metal was sitting around on one of my garage-Studio tables. The main things needing to be done were drilling and riveting and final grind and polish.

Some photos of the completed pair follow.

It means I can now complete the Artisan Lamps. Friday night - ahhhh!!! - time to relax and have a glass of red.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Off to market - ladles, leaf spoons and wedding cake knife

Over the weekend we did more riveting on the award books - but I did get time to finish off the bits that are heading off to Maleny Additions. Seems like I will continue to makes Leafspoons and Ladles for some time to come - still a demand out there.

Few photos of the finished bits are below.

I finished one of the wedding cake knives - I think it has turned out well. The blade is about 23.5cm long. Eight rivets attach the handle to the blade. The ornate blade has a slight fold to give it rigidity; and it is quite sharp even though it is copper.