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Old 02-11-2014, 03:42 PM
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Burl on Burl Fighter!

Im really happy with this one other than the fact that im trying to get a handle on doing clean hamon work.... but burl on burl makes everything better!!

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Old 02-11-2014, 03:57 PM
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Looks good but you still need to work those scratches out of the blade . I like the design and the handle is cool ..


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Old 02-11-2014, 04:11 PM
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You say scratches ...I say character.
Ill my knives have alot of it! Can't remember what you told me the burl in front was...birch?
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Old 02-11-2014, 04:29 PM
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I think maple....


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Old 02-11-2014, 04:45 PM
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Nice looking knife and I love the way the handle was put together. I'm with Ray though, those scratches really detract from the knife. If you want to improve it go back a couple of grits and sand the scratches out. Always make sure that scratches from the previous grit are out before proceeding to the next grit.

If you are dealing with a bare blade you can give it a coat of lay out dye and sand until you can see not more left. I've done it so I know. You're tired of sanding and you think that the next grit will get out what was missed from the previous grit. Well it won't.

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Old 02-11-2014, 04:49 PM
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Maple ! Are you working with hard maple or Big Leaf maple which is soft maple but comes with some wow grain ?
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Old 02-11-2014, 05:01 PM
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Great looking blade......awesome job on the handles!


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Old 02-11-2014, 08:11 PM
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Nice looking knife and I love the way the handle was put together. I'm with Ray though, those scratches really detract from the knife. If you want to improve it go back a couple of grits and sand the scratches out. Always make sure that scratches from the previous grit are out before proceeding to the next grit.

If you are dealing with a bare blade you can give it a coat of lay out dye and sand until you can see not more left. I've done it so I know. You're tired of sanding and you think that the next grit will get out what was missed from the previous grit. Well it won't.

Doug
Doug the problem is that I'll hand sand the blade up to 600 grit and no visible scratches then etch to bring out the hamon.. After etch it looks like (along the hamon line) that I stopped at 60 grit... Why is that?
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:18 PM
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Good job sir!
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Old 02-12-2014, 10:24 PM
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Very nice!! The scales are great. The blade profile is cool too.
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Old 02-15-2014, 10:55 AM
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Thanks guys! It ain't perfect but we're getting there!
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Old 02-15-2014, 05:39 PM
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It looks so good mate!!!


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