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Nice tiger striped maple
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:49 am
by dewman
I know this doesn't qualify as a "handmade knife". I bought the blank. But, I did apply the tiger stripped maple handles. I thought the grain most attractive. As any of you that have seen some nice fiddleback maple know, the photo just doesn't do it justice. It absolutely dances in the sun. I still have some coats of wax to put on it, so it will continue to grow in "glow". I was lucky in the fact that I was able to snag over 30 board feet of this beautiful stuff.
Also pictured is a smaller Bowie (8" blade) that has toasted elk antler scales.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:15 am
by useem
I like them Dewman, they both look great to me
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:07 pm
by orvet
Nice work.
How did you "toast" the elk antler?
Dale
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:54 pm
by dewman
orvet wrote:Nice work.
How did you "toast" the elk antler?
Dale
Nothing simpler than a pencil-tip propane torch. I always toast them BEFORE installing them as they tend to warp sometimes. That way, if they "rock" on the tang, I can sand them flat again with a piece of 80 grit sandpaper placed on by tablesaw top.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:48 pm
by muskrat man
that's some nice curly maple!
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:16 pm
by Classic Case
nice job.
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:46 pm
by gmusic
Nice job Dewman!
Knives
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:53 pm
by Forensic Jim
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:55 pm
by Gunsmoke47
A couple of nice lookin Bowies Dew!