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Old 02-07-2015, 08:57 AM
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Composite handle

Tried something different this time. Home stabilized Yellow Birch, plus (unstabilized) African Blackwood bolster and a slice of 20 thou aluminum to dissect the two. I used an oval template to lay out the pieces and hand shaped them to fit.

The knife is 1/8" 154CM and keeps a kind of simple shape, but the curves are appealing and the overall package was a hit with my customer.

The trick of this project was to keep the aluminum strips perfectly in line while fixing the scales.







I have a post on my blog if you want to see how it went together.

Thanks for looking!

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Old 02-07-2015, 02:50 PM
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Nice job man! I have to say I go by your blog quite a bit and I admire the attention to detail you put in all your work. Maybe the knife has a simple shape, but like most of your knives it's elegant. Keep the knives coming man.

Also, where's the sheath??? You know us knife guys have to see the sheath.


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Old 02-07-2015, 04:38 PM
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Sheath is coming. Trying something different there too.


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Old 02-07-2015, 07:49 PM
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Looks really nice Dan, fantastic job on the scales to match 'em up like that. Kudos.
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Old 02-08-2015, 08:32 AM
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I don't like composition handles. But I like that one. Materials and contrast are perfect.
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Old 02-08-2015, 09:39 AM
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Thanks guys. Here is her "boring" brother. Same steel and heat treat, but stabilized dyed blue maple scales.



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Dan,

You are a hard man to reach, can't find an email for you anywhere. I'd like to talk to you about a project, please contact me at knives@rayrogers.com


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Old 05-11-2015, 02:41 PM
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I know everyone wants to see the sheath. It's been a while, but I got around to this on the weekend. Hoping for a tobacco sunburst type effect.



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Finally got around to it. Nice job man!


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