Ray Hyder - Artist

Owl after the Hunt- Soul authorship knife , 6-4 Titanium, ATS-34 ,316

Over the course of the past few years since I started this blog , I have come to understand more than ever before the life of an artist. Every day in search of the thrill found in creating the one masterpiece . Other artists know right away what I am talking about . The almost intangible product of the mind that keeps an artist going through the thick and the thin .For my self these years have been a most rewarded effort amidst all sorts of frustrations . Leaving me with many achievements in tooling and processes , as well as plethora of new skills under my belt.
Altogether setting the stage for artwork I was unable pull off until this point , Art pieces I have planned on creating for some time .

Star Blade - Sole authorship L6, 316 ,14KY

 I look forward to the day I can share them.
For now I'll share again the greatest I have made yet.

  Enjoy,

Ray Hyder
  -Artist-

The Flower ring- 14K yellow , white , green , and rose gold. Blue Topaz , Green Tourmaline

Hummingbird pin-14K yellow,white,green,red and rose gold.

Key pendant- Sterling silver,blue topaz-Handmade.

Heron pendant- Hand engraved Sterling silver.

Friendly frogs- 3D Silver earrings. Hand carved.

Titanium Engraving- Hot blued and re-polished.

Flower earrings-14K yellow, green , white, and red gold.

Hummingbird pin side angle, and original sketch.

Owl after the hunt - Obverse side.

The Group.

        Hope you have enjoyed seeing my work !



                                                Ray.

King chain

Here is one of my classic designs , I call it the King Link.
Each link I formed and then pierced with my jewelers saw in sterling silver. Afterwards I soldered everything together , gave it a careful polish , and engraved some border lines.

 This chain being a heavier link ( 5/8" wide) I decided to make a slip-link clasp . By pulling the slip link over the other link the two lock together , but with pressure will release from the wearers neck for safety.



 King Link Chain - Sterling silver

Handmade and engraved by Ray o. Hyder 2009

Shop evolution!

The next step in the evolution of my finishing system , the small wheel attachment for my knife grinder!

 Perhaps one of the more important pieces of tooling attachments for my grinder that dramatically reduces time required in completing a knife , there are only a few other ways to smooth and shape in the finger grooves and none of them as efficient .
 
  Another piece in the puzzle complete!









Ray o. Hyder 2013

Humming Bird bracelet

Oh the joys of color ! Here I have had the pleasure of working with titanium for this bracelet featuring a hummingbird and some of my signature five petal flowers which wrap around each side.
 When the engraving was complete the mono tone grey of the shiny titanium seemed like it needed something more to make it pop.
 So with careful licks of my torch flame I brought out the colors . Being careful not to heat it too much otherwise it turn back to grey.
 After this I carefully polished the borders and flowers. In doing this I was satisfied that it takes quite a bit to rub the color off , yours to enjoy for a long time!


Commercial Grade 2 Titanium Bracelet
Engraved and designed by Ray oak Hyder 2013 copyright all rights reserved.

 Photo by Ray Hyder

Tools of the trade. Acheivement unlocked! Flat belt grinder

New flat grinding attachment I recently fabricated. Such a useful tool my belt grinder and this part really brings out the potential for creativity . As well as speeding up my production , hopefully enough to help me catch up with the backlog of work on my bench!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Testing a new knife by carving a jack o' lantern .

Shop news, A busy summer and a New belt grinder

Tracking control..

2"x72" Belt grinder 2hp

Hello everybody !
Well it certainly has been a busy last few months what with the moving of my shop to a different floor in my building and a great deal of different orders from tool and die making to engraving .But the highlight for me has been the completion of my latest self built tool.
A knife makers belt grinder!
 Many knife makers end up building their first grinder , usually as a cash saving measure some just for fun. In my case a bit of both.
 Indeed it became apparent from the onset of the project that this task was not an easy one.

Ready for heat treatment. Note the pile of steel wire from

 the turning .

But after it was all said and done I find it has become the most used tool in the shop !

Early stages

Turning down round barstock for a pulley mandrel.

Boring out a bearing seat.

The Heron Alights

When the previous winter seemed set in at its worst . I was drawn to reminisce about that day at harrison lake, when I encountered a heron. After sorting through some of the photos in my collection . I was freshly inspired, so I went ahead and made another pendant of the heron . This

time out of silver ,

                                     with our heron striking an alternate pose.

Hand Fabricated , Chased , And Engraved by Ray o. Hyder



Sterling Silver Heron pendant

Dimensions : 58 mm x 50 mm x 1.75 mm

Stone : 3mm Green Tourmaline

Total Wt. 32 gr.

Owl Earrings

Here is a pair of sterling silver earrings I engraved with owls .

These earrings were a real breakthrough for me with the development of a new texture .

Dimensions
32 mm x 38 mm .
Shepherds Hook ,
16 gr. Total Wt.

Hand Engraved by Ray Hyder

Presenting The Owl Bracelet

Here is a sterling silver cuff bracelet that I have engraved .

Dimensions ; 7 ” x 1 5/8 ” x 1.3 mm

73 gr. Total Wt.

This Bracelet was a real joy to create , the flow of the grasses and form of the owl in the designing process just clicked , the engraving followed in the same fashion.

Hand Engraved by Ray Hyder

The First Post

Hi , and welcome !
my name is Ray Hyder,
and I am very pleased to present to you this blog .
The theme of which will be,
an avenue to share with you the artwork that I create .
Over the course of the months and years to come,
I look forward to presenting the latest pieces as they are finished .
As well as noteworthy news and developments from my workshop.

    Enjoy!