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Title: Three new knives
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on March 04, 2008, 09:47:00 PM

Got three more finished up.

The top one is a nessmuck style with zebrawood. The middle one is the infamous carpet burner in a purpleheart dress, not finished with the handle quite yet. And the last is a Skinner with Osage, the Osage had a white wood stripe going thru it that had worm holes in it. I filled them with superglue and left them in. I think they look really cool.

 (http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/reviveourhomes/Knives/Dscn3422.jpg)

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: brettlandon on March 04, 2008, 10:40:00 PM

Those are saweeeet!  :clapper:    :clapper:  I think the carpet burner looks like an excellent fleshing knife!  I can't wait to see more of your work.

-Brett

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: OconeeDan on March 04, 2008, 10:45:00 PM

I like the osage one the best.  Nice!

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: skullworks on March 05, 2008, 06:46:00 AM

All of them look great!

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: farmboy on March 05, 2008, 10:50:00 PM

Very nice. Keep turning those out!....If memory serves I believe you are using mower blades as well? I dont know what kind of steel mine was but it got hard enough that a file wouldnt touch it.

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on March 06, 2008, 07:34:00 AM

Yep they are mower blades. From what I have gathered they are 1085 steel. I have not gotten a Rockwell test done on one yet but after heat treating and tempering they come out just great. The take a great edge, mine are taking a little while to get sharp but once there they are staying sharp.

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: sticshooter on March 06, 2008, 04:56:00 PM

Lewis great stuff bro.<><

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: ZaneD on March 06, 2008, 06:20:00 PM

They look great! One thing that you can do is use some thin CA glue(super glue) to fill those pores in the wood, sand lightly, then apply your regular finish. That makes the finish look more like an over coat. They look real nice and this isn't really needed, it just improves the finish.
 
               Zane

Title: Re: Three new knives
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on March 06, 2008, 07:33:00 PM

Thats what I did with the worm holes. I think they look really neat.