Thursday, September 26, 2019

Blades

Welding is like sewing with fire.
~Unknown


Striking work by bladesmiths (and one illustrator) for Art Thursday.



Antenna Dagger, central Europe
circa 800-450 BCE

Alte Armatur und Ringkunst
by Hans Talhoffer (1420–1490)

Dagger (Khanjar), India
Mid 1600s

Dirk (thrusting dagger), possibly Portuguese
Late 1600s

Dagger with flowered-shaped hilt, India
circa 1600-1730

Dagger (Kindjal) with Scabbard
Caucasian region, possibly Kubachi, Dagestan
1818–19

Moroccan Dagger
photo by Dennis Jarvis



Last quote:

Strike while the iron is hot.
~Anonymous


1 comment:

  1. Beautiful pieces of art...no matter what their purpose. The handles and sheaths shown are gorgeous.

    Really enjoyed the video of the old Japanese master and his new apprentice. The apprentice was spot on with his view that you could learn technique from the web (or from books), but it is wholly better to know how a master thinks.

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