Man, I’ve been busy, so I’ll keep this short. And the sword part of Ragnarok Supply is pretty, pretty boring to look at right now. Above, that’s the sword after being removed from the painting contraption and primered. Here it’s basically in a pale blue candy shell, both visually and to the touch. [...]

So we went whole hog the other day, har, har. That above is a Hole Hawg, which we used to auger a 18″ or so deep hole in the base of the sword’s grip. It’s designed to be compact so you can work inside walls, between studs to run electrical conduit or plumbing. [...]

So we finished shaping the blade yesterday, catching any small derivations and/or errors in the shape. We took about a quarter inch off the tip and re-angled on edge of the point to make it more perfectly match the other. That’s me above doing a final bit of shaping on the blade. We’re [...]

Right now I’m working on a piece that I’ll be installing at El Camino College Art Gallery for the show Melting Point, which opens just before Thanksgiving (opening reception will be on December 1, though). The installation, Ragnarok Supply, is a sort of “seas rising apocalypse boutique with swords for frost giants fighting [...]