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Case XX Turquoise handled trapper
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:13 am
by agteacher2
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

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:54 am
by muskrat man
Nice pics, nice knife and nice work!
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:06 am
by Hukk
Nice work Jeff, good to see you in the shop, doing what comes naturally. Very tasteful selection of materials I must say.

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:21 am
by ButchTN
Excellent work jeff.

That knife is beautiful!
Butch
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:35 am
by agteacher2
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
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:05 am
by 4ever3
Nice work Jeff... Very nice

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:26 am
by sunburst
Very nice Jeff,
Great color scheme with impressive filework..I do like the boldness of those handles..
Sunburst
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:38 am
by jonet143
outstanding!

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:46 pm
by Hukk
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!
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:08 am
by agteacher2
Another view with completed bolsters
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:50 am
by JOE62
Looks great.
