NEW MACHINE PICS

here's a few that i've made since last october...

these machines are not for sale. they are already in private collections and will not be reproduced.

c.nichols stainless damascus, $5 dollar bill coil covers. this pair was the target of another chinese rip off. i'll be putting all of the latest knock-offs in a new post soon...there's a shitload.
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c.nichols "big huevos" copper and nickel-silver mokume-gane with $10 bill coil covers.

a.c.metsala "aztec snow" damascus with mokume binders.

3 color d.thomas "ladder" mokume-gane with sakmar mokume binders and $5 dollar bill coil covers.

blued nichols damascus with silver inlay xenoglyphs.

meched-out, OD green rogers widow pair

this one's matching shader didn't make it...metsala "sine wave" damascus

metsala "sun dial" damascus set

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nichols stainless "scrambled eggs" damascus

1911 inspired

brooklyn blackie inspired

plain steel pairs

nichols 3-color mokume-gane and $10 dollar-bills

nichols "sheet music"

copper and $10 dollar-bills

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"sine wave" widows

nichols 3 color "big huevos" mokume and $10 dollar bills

fabricated "aztec snow" pair

eggerling "braided roots"

patinaed mokume

new workhorse irons "auto loader" and "avionic"
now available at WHI

nichols windfall damascus

devin thomas 3 color mokume

nichols damascus, $5 dollar bill coils

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sculpted random pattern mokume

aztec snow pair for the mesa contemporary arts center show

mokume and stingray pair for the mesa contemporary arts center show

distressed damascus and $5 bill coils

blue and brown nichols damascus, $5 dollar bill coils

2009 tattooing to save babies pair. mokume and $2 dollar bill coils

devin thomas "vines and roses"


brazed eggerling "stars, braided and checked" pair with $2 dollar bill coils

patinaed mokume with €20 euro coils

limited edition, bronze zooliner. super short coils with $2 dollar bills. antique finish.
in stock at LUCKY'S

fabricated pair. eggerling damascus shader, sakmar mokume liner. $2 dollar bill coils.

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brown nichols damascus with brown dollar bill coils.

etched, polished widow pair

nichols mokume with green dollar bill coils

pre-fab rogers widows. sidplates were a gift from fellow machinesmith, lucas ford.
distressed steel, $5 dollar bill coil covers.

spiked nichols "iguana" damascus

nichols mokume with fancy mokume binders and $5 dollar bill coils.

welded, sculpted and meched steel. upside down rear binder situation.

blue. upside down binder in back

2000 jones pair. carved and antiqued. sienna washed dollar bill coils.

meched rogers widows in nichold damascus with khaki washed dollar bill coils

nailed and meched, d.thomas mokume.

meched stainless and purple dollars

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...soon. very soon.

sorry to those who have been checking back to see what's up. i remember saying in an earlier post that i was busier than i thought that i ever could be. now, it's about ten times past where i was before. since the last post (almost a year ago!!), my wife and i have a new addition to the family...our daughter, miette edison cain, born may 3rd. our sons, fletcher and gibson are super stoked to be big brothers, and our family seems complete.

i will do my best to carve some time away from the daily grind of pumping out production machines and whittling away space rock for fancy-ass frames to get some new stuff up. i've got at least 100 fancy custom machines that i've done since the last post (10/08) and a few other cool projects as well.

stay tuned...very soon this page will be stuffed full of junk.

MORE NEW STUFF
here's what the on deck line-up's got goin' on: (click the pic for close-up)

(from left to right) 1. chad nichols "calipso" damascus with upside-down clips. 2. sakmar random pattern mokume-gane, upside-down clips. 3. the a.c. metsala "sine wave" pattern...still haven't gotten to it. 4. another a.c. metsala "aztec snow" pair coming up. 5. this is a pair of shaders that jimmy from lucky's is extorting out of me...i NEVER take any direct orders from ANYONE, but i owe him some enormous favors he's cashing in all at once. 6. devin thomas "vines and roses" pair. this is my all-time favorite damascus pattern. 7. that copper pair is still waiting patiently. 8. devin thomas "raindrop" pattern mokume-gane. kind of an angular j-frame. i'm thinking simple, maybe beveled, then a bit of small scale meched out junk in a couple areas. 9. the meteorite pair is still waiting for love also.

make sure to compare last post's "on deck" pic with the finished machines beneath.

BRONZE ACANTHAJONES
getting closer! you'll know when...i'll be posting a pair on ebay, as well as an announcement here.


stainless "scrambled eggs" damascus by chad nichols.

"iguana" 1095/pure-nickel damascus by chad nichols. this was the super thick stock that let me do the piercing with the spikes. super fun!

HERE'S WHAT WENT UP SINCE LAST TIME:
sakmar "slow twist" 2 color mokume-gane boltie pair.

chad nichols damascus. etched, polished and blued, with upside down clips.

devin thomas "raindrop" mokume meched the F out.

have a look at the completed listings for lots of pics of the machines that sold this last month.

!!WORKHORSE UPDATE!!

the restructuring recess for workhorse irons is going GREAT! looks like WHI will be back in business, better, stronger and faster than everyone thought at first. i got the samples back for the new frames this week, and they are going to be AWESOME! i have learned a lot since i did the roundback and the bottle-opener, and these are going to blow them away...not just looks, but geometry and function are hands-down the best i have made to date. keep your eyes open!!!

MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER

looks like the show is amazing! if anyone got to go see it, i'd love to hear about it. they have some pics on their myspace page. i didn't see any pics of my stuff, i'd love to know how they hung it. it runs until december, so go check it out!

THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NOW..

i wish that i had some news on the iraq project, but i've been way too busy to do any charity work right now, and henry still has not heard anything from the iraqi tattooer. if anything develops, i'll letcha'll know.

haven't had an time to fool around with the new press. when i do, i will be posting about it for sure!

repairs are all long gone, but the new class is starting to trickle in. this lifetime guarantee thing is going to be the end of me!!! hopefully it makes my customers happy.

NEW STUFF

here's what's on deck:
(from left to right) 1. muonionalusta meteorite pair that's been on deck for the longest. 2. devin thomas "raindrop" pattern mokume-gane. very mechy, kinda like the copper pair from last week. 3. new pattern by chad nichols, this stock is super thick, so i'll be doing pierced silver inserts like some of the stuff i did a few years back. 4. a.c. metsala "sine wave" pattern. i'm thinking pretty simple, maybe with some deep grooves. 5. another copper pair...they are the second longest wait on deck. i really liked the detail work on the last copper pair, so i'm thinking i'll be getting to these soon to revisit the technique. 6. the new, original, official rollomatic, i'll be doing a dozen of these ltd brass, meched out, with jimmy from lucky supply.

should be a lot of fun for me and a lot of neat stuff for y'all.

BRONZE ACANTHAJONES

they are here. this limited edition of 250 will be almost complete after this new batch of frames. as soon as they ship to lucky's, i'll post a pair on ebay and post here to announce that they're ready to go. please don't harass them over there. please be patient...i WILL make an announcement when they ship. it will be AT LEAST 4-6 weeks from now.

DAMASCUS AND MOKUME ON THE WAY!!!

the press showed up. it's in the workshop, but i have a few things that i absolutely have to get done before i install it (like the super late repairs). can't wait! it is going to be a ton of fun and i'm super excitied to bring bio-mech imagry into damascus and mokume.

NEW FABRICATED DAMASCUS BULLDOG PAIR

enitre frame and a-bar fabricated out of "wormwood" damascus with 0-1 core. SUPER SICK! mokume-gane binders, $10 dollar bill coil covers, killer heat color.
they're up on ebay right now. lots more pictures on the listings...they're worth checking out!
ebay.com**aaroncain**

ACJ's AT LUCKY'S
i shipped a batch to them earlier this week and will be shipping more tomorrow.
www.luckysupply.com

REPAIRS....uhhh
still not done. i am going to be sending patience gifts out with them when they ship....
my apologies again. dealing with reapairs is by far my least favorite part of being a machine builder. i understand that you guys miss your machines, and i will make sure that your wait is worth your while. thanks again for the continued patience and understanding.