Maple Burl

[Coutel]

Just thought I would show this one. Its the same blade posted recently but I decided to fit a different handle.



Here is a close up of the handle.....Big Maple burl. I played around with the color to darken it, ...then burnished it with steel wool to show the difference in light and dark colors.
Vacumed the handle in Tung oil to stabilize it.





Kevin

[nifeman]

Kevin, that is one pretty piece of burl. Like th overall look of your knife. The guard is pretty jazzy too...Bud

[Terry_Dodson]

i really really really like that handle, where did you get the burl?

[Dana Acker]

Very nice. That handle is gorgeous. Like the recurve in the blade too. Good job.

[prizzim]

Beautiful figure and contrast. Nice!

[Coutel]

Thanks for the comments.

The burl was cut from a block of 'Big Leaf Maple'.....nothing too exotic...a light pine wood color.

I rubbed some 'Majestic Maple Stain' (chromium trioxide and water) into the handle and let it dry. This darkens the wood. Then rubbed it lightly with steel wool to lighten it...till the pattern in the burl was highlighted.

Soaked the handle in Tung oil for several days (under a vacum)..it was quite porous so soaked up the oil quite well.

Let it air dry, buff with a cloth. Steel wool again to bring out the highlights and finished with Renaissance wax.

Kevin.

[Jeff Higgins]

That Maple Burl sure is some pretty stuff!

[Lawrence Kemp]

Nice one Kevin!

[hammerdownnow]

Very nice. How did you coin edge the guard?

[Coutel]

Originally posted by hammerdownnow
Very nice. How did you coin edge the guard?

With a checkering file.

[Raymond Richard]

Looking Good! Didn't know checkering files would work on metal but then again I don't know squat about checkering files.....

[Coutel]

Originally posted by Raymond Richard
Looking Good! Didn't know checkering files would work on metal but then again I don't know squat about checkering files.....

Soft alloys like copper, brass and nickel silver works ok.