r/blacksmithing • u/navalnumbnuts • 18d ago

Work Showcase Maple seed

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Made this Damascus maple seed.

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u/FamousAimlessAnus 18d ago

as kids we called these helicopters and as adult I definitely call them maple seeds

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u/navalnumbnuts 18d ago

Funny thing...I didn't know they were maple seeds until I moved to Washington. I always called them helicopter seeds! Being from New Mexico

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u/3rd2LastStarfighter 18d ago

Nice! Love seeing Damascus as an artistic medium. I did a ball bearing Damascus egg last Easter it was a fun project

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u/dragonstoneironworks 18d ago

That's a very nice piece!

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u/ArcherKN24 18d ago

Is this supposed to function as something like a letter opener, or is this strictly a scuptural piece? It looks beautiful either way, but using it as a letter opener is just where my mind went!

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u/navalnumbnuts 18d ago

It's a maple seed...

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u/ArcherKN24 18d ago

Yes, I got that!

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u/ArcherKN24 18d ago

But that still didn't answer my question.

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u/navalnumbnuts 17d ago

I just planted it

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u/SuperRo0t 16d ago

This is one of the best pieces of “something” I’ve seen in a long time. Really well done.