Hey folks, the Wife is in town getting a piece of glass for the top of my knife display box, and so I snuck in from the shop to post an update on the progress for my custom steak knife project. This is the first set of 18 knives. I haven’t started the second set of 12 knives, so it will be a another long couple of weeks to get them finished. This first set of 18 needed to be in Las Vegas for a party this coming Saturday night, so that was a hard push to get them finished in time. This project is the first time in 13 years that I have worked Sundays for a customer, or a Thanksgiving Day, but I committed to making the deadline.
I have a few more details to do, and then they are off to the UPS Store.
Oops, the Wife just drove in, back to the shop,
Mark
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Update of 11-29-2007:
Here is the final project posting link for this set of knives:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/3716
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if you would like to read my other blog postings on this project, please visit here:
1) Confirmation of the Order: http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/decoustudio/blog/2501
2) Shipping of Samples: http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/decoustudio/blog/2470
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Thanks for reading,
Mark DeCou
www.decoustudio.com
-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com
19 comments so far
Max
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posted 731 days ago
Very beautiful work as usual Mark. The case and the knives are awesome…....
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
markrules
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posted 731 days ago
What’s on the blade? Looks like art, but I’ve never seen anything like this..
Roger Strautman
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posted 731 days ago
OK, what’s up with the Damascus blades? Now you’re going to tell me that you also made those. If you did you are a master of all! Those are awfully nice stake knives Mark! You used just about all aspects of art form in that set, from inlay, art design, scrimshaw, carving, and joinery. Were you given freedom with the case design? Nice added touch with the inlay to hide the knot defects.
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
MsDebbieP
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posted 731 days ago
magnificent…
what a treasured keepsake…. and the conversation that will take place when this is brought out—oh my!!
well done
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
scott shangraw
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posted 731 days ago
VERY NICE!!! as always.I would like to see their face when they open the package.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 731 days ago
Lookin’ good, Mark
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Damian Penney
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posted 731 days ago
Very cool :)
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Betsy
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posted 731 days ago
Mark – WOW!. The box is beautiful—- as are the knives. You are truly blessed with talent.
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jockmike2
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Mark, Mark, Mark, You are the master of all, did you make the damascus steel? Is my first question. Next is that jade in the beautiful box top? Did you ever take lessons in samuri sword making from some Japanese master? This is Awesome to the extreme. A true work of art. Can’t think of any more adjectives. God has Blessed you beyond us all. mike
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Dadoo
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posted 731 days ago
Really Mark! This set is very impressive! Damascus steel, antler bone, scrimshaw and a rustic box with turquoise accents! Very nice! I also noticed that of all the scrimshaw samples you sent, the client chose an elk, which wasn’t something that you submitted? What kind of finish did you use on the box?
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
oscorner
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posted 731 days ago
The knives and the presentation are exquisite! Beautiful craftsmanship!
-- Jesus is Lord!
Karson
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posted 731 days ago
Mark. Beautiful as always. Now they know that they made the right decision to go with you. There is no one that could make a presentation better.
May you be greatly blessed with much additional work because of this commission.
God Bless
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
rookster
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posted 731 days ago
You take my breath away, Mark. Beautiful work. Extremely quick execution. Wow! Did you also make the Damascus steel blades?
-- Rookster, (http://www.robertkarl.org/woodworkingblog/)
Russel
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posted 731 days ago
Wow. Absolutely beautiful.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 731 days ago
Really great work.
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John Gray
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posted 731 days ago
All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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miles125
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posted 730 days ago
Those are just beautiful Mark.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
MsDebbieP
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posted 730 days ago
and they tell two people who tell two people…
Mark’s going to be busy!!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
gene
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posted 730 days ago
The word beautiful really does not do these justice. Way to go Mark!!
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia