Meteoric Patrem-Made In England...

lemmythesmith · 15th March 2010, 10:10 PM

Hi Gio, I'm glad you like my work!! The shop you visited in Liverpool would have been my friend's shop-the keris you handled was one I made many years ago in a mixture of styles. I think it did have a gongo but in my ignorance I soldered it to the blade, the keris was never finished before my friend took it in part exchange for a nice gendaito by Ichihara Nagamitsu. Small world huh?

P.S I'm much better at making Japanese blades than I am at making keris

GIO · 16th March 2010, 11:30 AM

Hi Lemmy,
Yes, small world !
Now I would like to see one of your swords. Could you post a photo ?
Are you a professional smith (or, better, artist) or only a hobbist ?
Pleased having met you here.

David · 16th March 2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GIO

Hi Lemmy,
Yes, small world !
Now I would like to see one of your swords. Could you post a photo ?
Are you a professional smith (or, better, artist) or only a hobbist ?
Pleased having met you here.

If you mean one of his Japanese swords i am afraid that this forum is not the place for that. Maybe you could exchange emails or perhaps Lemmy has a website you could visit.

GIO · 18th March 2010, 09:33 AM

Hi David,
OK, you are right.

cedric Le Dauphin · 23rd March 2010, 09:16 AM

Hi! Graham.,

Congratulations for the work, I’m very impressed.
I know that it might be of less interest for the steel men, but can you post closer pics of the handle you carved.
I’d love also to know how was your process of carving the ivory, the kind of ivory you chose etc,

best regards Cedric

lemmythesmith · 28th March 2010, 04:51 PM

Hi Cedric, the ivory is antique elephant that I managed to get hold of long before the current ban. I tend to carve with a dremel with small burr cutters to "rough out" then refine and carve smaller detail with a sghian dubh I made from a scrap of damascus. Here's the photo of the hilt.

Regards, Graham.

ganjawulung · 28th March 2010, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lemmythesmith

...the ivory is antique elephant that I managed to get hold of long before the current ban. I tend to carve with a dremel with small burr cutters to "rough out" then refine and carve smaller detail with a sghian dubh I made from a scrap of damascus. Here's the photo of the hilt.

Hi marvelous Graham...
I really like your workmanship. Beautiful "durga hilt"... And I hope these pictures below may inspire your next work. Three styles of old "durga hilts" -- two Cirebon style and one Balinese style...

GANJAWULUNG

28th March 2010, 04:51 PM	#6
lemmythesmith Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 93	Hi Cedric, the ivory is antique elephant that I managed to get hold of long before the current ban. I tend to carve with a dremel with small burr cutters to "rough out" then refine and carve smaller detail with a sghian dubh I made from a scrap of damascus. Here's the photo of the hilt. Regards, Graham. Attached Images

15th March 2010, 10:10 PM	#1
lemmythesmith Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 93	Hi Gio, I'm glad you like my work!! The shop you visited in Liverpool would have been my friend's shop-the keris you handled was one I made many years ago in a mixture of styles. I think it did have a gongo but in my ignorance I soldered it to the blade, the keris was never finished before my friend took it in part exchange for a nice gendaito by Ichihara Nagamitsu. Small world huh? P.S I'm much better at making Japanese blades than I am at making keris

16th March 2010, 11:30 AM	#2
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Hi Lemmy, Yes, small world ! Now I would like to see one of your swords. Could you post a photo ? Are you a professional smith (or, better, artist) or only a hobbist ? Pleased having met you here.

18th March 2010, 09:33 AM	#4
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Hi David, OK, you are right.

23rd March 2010, 09:16 AM	#5
cedric Le Dauphin Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 39	Hi! Graham., Congratulations for the work, I’m very impressed. I know that it might be of less interest for the steel men, but can you post closer pics of the handle you carved. I’d love also to know how was your process of carving the ivory, the kind of ivory you chose etc, best regards Cedric