Camco Barlow customized with stag

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Camco Barlow customized with stag

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A few days ago I posted several knives that I had done recently, but I forgot one.
This knife was an old Camillus #551 Barlow black fiber composition handles that had seen better days.
The bolsters and liners are steel, so it took a little work to shine it up when I was finished.
I replaced the old handles with some Sambar stag. I thinned the stag so that it would not be too thick, but I didn't realize that a deep groove in the stag went as deep as it did. After I trimmed up the overlap of the handles, the pile side handle is very thin towards the end of the pile side scale.
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I think it will make a good user for someone. ::shrug::
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Made ol' plain Jane into a beauty! Good job Dale, as usual ::tu:: .
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I'm a Barlow fan and that's a nice one. Good job.
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WOW that came out really nice!

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That's a treat right there! Great job pal! ::tu:: ::tu::
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I like it. ::tu::
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That knife is just oooozing Class and Character....Great job
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Looks great, Dale! Did you dye or color the stag?
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glennbad wrote:Looks great, Dale! Did you dye or color the stag?
There was some color on the stag but I added some to it where it was lightest colored.
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Re: Camco Barlow customized with stag

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Dale, that is a beautiful knife. Your selection of stag is excellent, what a really fine barlow. ::nod::
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