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Amazing carved opinels,

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I stumbled upon this today, the workmanship is amazing, i was thinking about carving the handle on my #8 opinel but i wouldnt know where to start, :?

http://michel.montlahuc.free.fr/rob.htm
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That's some pretty impressive work, there. Thanks Zed.
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I wonder how easy it would be too carv kermet the frog ? there is a reason and not because of the french conection :wink:
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zed6309 wrote:I wonder how easy it would be too carv kermet the frog ? there is a reason and not because of the french conection :wink:

::hmm:: I think you'd be well advised to practice your carving techniques for a while on a simple block of wood before launching a project involving actually carving on the knife handle.
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philco wrote:
zed6309 wrote:I wonder how easy it would be too carv kermet the frog ? there is a reason and not because of the french conection :wink:

::hmm:: I think you'd be well advised to practice your carving techniques for a while on a simple block of wood before launching a project involving actually carving on the knife handle.
::tu:: i thinkk your right phil, although these are cheap to buy knives i still would not want to bodge one up , i think i need to ask a few carving questions :wink:
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For more carving material you can now buy in USA from Opiknife store
the ebauche model with larger unfinished handles specifically
for those that wish to carve their own handles.
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zed6309 wrote:
philco wrote:
zed6309 wrote:I wonder how easy it would be too carv kermet the frog ? there is a reason and not because of the french conection :wink:

::hmm:: I think you'd be well advised to practice your carving techniques for a while on a simple block of wood before launching a project involving actually carving on the knife handle.
::tu:: i thinkk your right phil, although these are cheap to buy knives i still would not want to bodge one up , i think i need to ask a few carving questions :wink:
That is a really cool idea, thanks ::tu::
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