The Forged Identity of North Korea: A Story in Steel
At the nexus of China, Japan, and the churning sea, the Korean peninsula has endured the rise and fall of kingdoms for over 100,000 years. Once home to Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Joseon, the northern region now called North Korea came to prominence under the Ming dynasty of China, who gave it the name meaning […]
APPRECIATION OF MASTERWORKS | MICK DI PACO – ZEUS/APENNINE WARRIOR/ROMAN WINGS
|——Zeus Zeus——This work is the winner of the “Best Collaborative Knife Award” at the International Custom Knife Exhibition (ICCE) in September 2018. It was created by Mick and American Blacksmiths Association (ABS) “Master (MS)” Samuel Lu Quinn made it together. This piece is a one-piece steel Bowie model, Damascus steel forged by Samuel. The pattern […]
Appreciation of works by famous craftsmen | Harvey Dean – Mississippi Bowie/D Gauntlet Bowie/Classical Feather Bowie
| — Mississippi Boye Mississippi Boye – The blade is made of Harvey forged Mississippi Damascus steel, with fine patterns like the satellite cloud image of the Mississippi River. A brightly colored pattern in the middle of the blade symbolizes the main road, and countless branches extend outward from the mainstream, or converge toward the […]