cedarghost Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Just finished and sold these two today. Made the pinecone scales myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Great lines, but the dings in the brass are making me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyreb338 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I find them delightful and very cool. That dirty white goes well with the pine cone. Nice grind lines as well. Mabey 1 day I'll own a grinder and can make work like this. I'm a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Great work, and of course I am a sucker for making your own handle material haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanternnate Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Looks like you've made some big strides forward on your grinds. The pine cone handle one particularly has some very flowing smooth grind lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedarghost Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/13/2017 at 10:00 PM, JHCC said: Great lines, but the dings in the brass are making me cringe. I agree. Still a way to go and still learning something with each one. This was the first stacked type handle I have done. On the next one I will tape up the guard REALLY well. Trying to regrind and polish the guard after the handle was done was a big challenge for me. Also could've have clamped a little tighter but I misplaced my 12" bar clamp and didn't realize it until I needed it. Next time, everything gets laid out and ready to rock before I start gluing it together. Thanks for the honest feedback. Always appreciated. On 5/13/2017 at 10:13 PM, Johnnyreb338 said: I find them delightful and very cool. That dirty white goes well with the pine cone. Nice grind lines as well. Mabey 1 day I'll own a grinder and can make work like this. I'm a fan I built a 2 x 72 and it made a BIG difference over my Harbor Freight grinder. That and experience. I wish I could have cleaned up the spine a little better on the pine cone knife. I finished with CA glue and guess I didn't have it as clean as I thought before I started putting the glue on. Another lesson learned. On 5/13/2017 at 11:13 PM, TheoRockNazz said: Great work, and of course I am a sucker for making your own handle material haha Thanks Theo. That means a lot coming from you. Still a long way to go on fit and finish. I run into things every single knife that I haven't ran into before and learn a little at a time. The epoxy cleanup still stresses me out with every blade! 22 hours ago, lanternnate said: Looks like you've made some big strides forward on your grinds. The pine cone handle one particularly has some very flowing smooth grind lines. Much appreciated. The 2 x 72 helps a lot along with the bubble jig. That and just grinding every spare minute I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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