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2 lbs of Sambar Stag ! 18 Matching Pair with some second cut Material , Had a Do-it Yourself moment , Just thought you might wanna Peek K.C.

Whoah! That is a lot of stock!
Do you have a pics of finished knives with that color?

looking forward to seeing what this stuff looks like hafted and polished

Interesting color! Also curious about the finished look

glennbad wrote:Interesting color! Also curious about the finished look

X3!

I Can say they- Blaze Out -When Top Coated, still in the experimental stage as to FF.. Though my 6265 sab SS is on standby for a Set, Does seem like a lot , But its Of lower grade and cost about $70.00 And if I had a project and didn't have a pair oh boy Should have something for ya's by the weekend , since its been a long road to get to were I am at ( Equipment , Nohow . etc etc ) K.C.

Results of my Dye Job , Just What I wanted , Can I repeat the Process and Get the same results ? Tried like Half a dozen things over a 3-4 week Period, I don't Know , May have better results the next time also since I learned a few things doing this.. Check these out , my second attempted scales , Goofed the originals on the Disk , I Been fishing so... . Will Finish My SAB With weather Permiting ( I use natural sunlight , Because I have no Shop , Just Storage Space ! K.C. Edit Hafted and Brushed with Potassium Permanganate !

Look pretty good to me KC. I have enjoyed hearing of your learning process.

Thanks Doglegg ,, Never a DULL Moment around here K.C.

I like the end result. I would have thought that red would "take" more in the stag, but regardless, it's a nice warm shade, great work!

Thank You Glennbad , Funny thing with old stag , the dye color is as varied as the stag is , I stuck with a Prep regimate on each piece and still they finish Differently, Which is OK with me. K.C. My Photos will improve upon assembly !!

Wow. I came back expecting red scales. It is hard to believe that so little red soaked into the product.

The end product looks great, just not what I was expecting.

Tony_Wood wrote:Wow. I came back expecting red scales. It is hard to believe that so little red soaked into the product.

The end product looks great, just not what I was expecting.

Thanks Tony , I Have to agree , I Probably will Redo the entire batch , Red is my Goal ,Am disapointed in the color but not the Product so Back at it it looks like .. Mean time i am gonna start reassembly on the SAB. K.C. Ill get it red one way or the other

I was keeping an eye on this thread wanting to see how it turned out. Never would have thought that this would be the final results. Learning something new everyday is what this forum can do for you. Thanks.

That was not what I expected either, but I really like the result. Excellent job!

boykinlp wrote:I was keeping an eye on this thread wanting to see how it turned out. Never would have thought that this would be the final results. Learning something new everyday is what this forum can do for you. Thanks.

Your very welcome < Boykinlp ,Way I see it , Hundreds of Years worth of Craftsmanship and Knowledge of it all at about 60% or so its hard not to Dive into a place of history givin the Opportunity , And Try your hand at Something of Importance to you and possibly Others , K.C.

orvet wrote:That was not what I expected either, but I really like the result. Excellent job!

Thank You Dale ,
That's my Special Stag Brush Pictured Last Photo , Cost me $43.00 omg .. With it I can Bring out The Characteristics of each Piece of stag , Which is in Each piece in its raw state , I know some or most people like the Original Bark on them , Which is Nice in Small Dose's But Not Every Knife You Pick up , Ugh ! I showed you Guys the Coloring Which I Did , I did goof , But It's what I covered it up on which I was most Proud to Present to You Fella's … K.C.

KleenCut61 wrote: I showed you Guys the Coloring Which I Did , I did goof , But It's what I covered it up on which I was most Proud to Present to You Fella's … K.C.

Some of my greatest results were when a specific affect I was trying to achieve went awry and gave me something entirely different.
The person following the recipe throws it away when it doesn't turn out right, but the artist is able to roll with the flow and make something even better than the original recipe!

You have shown excellent artistry, that's what it's all about!

Thank You for the kind words Dale , I feel like You've Just Handed me The Key's to a magic Kingdom ,I Multitask all my Projects , I hope to start to finish in the very near future , less stress that way Hagd K.C.