Case XX Turquoise handled trapper

agteacher2 · Post by **agteacher2** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:13 am

This is a knife that I rehandled today. It is a fullsized '54 trapper. It has reconstituted dark blue turquoise with recon. black pearl and recon. white turquoise. Very delecate file work on this one. The reconstituted stone is nice but a little different to work.

Jeff

Also the first pictures using my new light box. I like it

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:54 am

Nice pics, nice knife and nice work!

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:06 am

Nice work Jeff, good to see you in the shop, doing what comes naturally. Very tasteful selection of materials I must say.

ButchTN · Post by **ButchTN** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:21 am

Excellent work jeff.

That knife is beautiful!

Butch

agteacher2 · Post by **agteacher2** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:35 am

Thanks Everyone. I like to bold color.
I think it may get some bolster work tomorrow after church. Just to liven things up a little.

Hukk,
The guy that picked those materials has great taste.

Don't He

(Hukk supplied the material thru a trade)
Jeff

4ever3 · Post by **4ever3** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:05 am

Nice work Jeff... Very nice

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:26 am

Very nice Jeff,

Great color scheme with impressive filework..I do like the boldness of those handles..

Sunburst

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:38 am

outstanding!

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:46 pm

That is outstanding Jeff! I would say that is one of your better knives and it is very tastefully put together. The blue turquoise with the black and white accents make a bold looking knife.

The file work is toned down (delicate), so it ends up enhancing the knife.

I like working with recon stones, no special equipment is needed, they look great (come out in vivid colors). The recon is more stable, less likely to break, but can when dropped, just less likely to. The quality is always decent, no worries of small little fissures (micro-cracks). Those were from Jantz and I think full scales (set of 2) are only $15.95. I believe they are 86% stone and 14% polymer. They are different to work with for sure, on the Bader it seems as if the material starts to melt (actually it seems to fold over on itself if to hot).

Very Nice!

agteacher2 · Post by **agteacher2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:08 am

Another view with completed bolsters

JOE62 · Post by **JOE62** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:50 am

Looks great.