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Title: Woodlike™ (Bushcrafter)
Post by: robtattoo on November 20, 2008, 06:40:00 AM
Got this one finished last night.

Fairly run of the mill Woodike™ (Named for the 'Woodlore' knife) 220mm of 4mm 01, higher than usual Scandi grind with secondary bevel, 100mm cutting edge.

Handle is Ivory coloured Elforyn with white & blue liners. Elforyn's one of the easiest materials to work that I've ever come accross, although the sanding & finishing is a nightmare! (And it smells of sweet, burning milk) It seems to pick up every single grease spot, fingerprint & stain going   :mad:   I've finished it down to 00000 grade wire wool & it seems to have become stain-resistant now that it has a polish on it.

Wierd.

Anyway, it feels gorgeous in the hand, really warm & tactile, just like Ivory that it imitates so well (It even has the colour variations & striations like Ivory!) I used a couple of Mosaic pins from Brisa & also inset a small mosaic in the end of the firesteel handle.
The sheath, as usual, is 3mm veg tan.

 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/elforyn001.jpg)

 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/elforyn002.jpg)

 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/elforyn003.jpg)

 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/elforyn004.jpg)

 (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/robtattoo/elforyn005.jpg)

Oh, I will be replacing the paracord with some blue  ;)
Title: Re: Woodlike™ (Bushcrafter)
Post by: d. ward on November 20, 2008, 06:50:00 AM
Wow that's real nice.bd
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Post by: dave hiltz on November 20, 2008, 07:14:00 AM
Where do we sign up to get one?  That is a great looking knife!!!!
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Post by: GRAYBEARD on November 20, 2008, 08:24:00 AM
ROB, GREAT STUFF, THAT ONE!
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Post by: skullworks on November 20, 2008, 08:26:00 AM
Saaawwwweeeettttt! That is an awesome knife Rob!
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Post by: imskippy on November 20, 2008, 11:40:00 AM
That is classy for sure. Skippy
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Post by: PrarrieDog on November 20, 2008, 12:26:00 PM
Looks great Rob. I like the orange, but then I'm partial to Orange/white/green.
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Post by: hunt it on November 20, 2008, 05:36:00 PM
Sweet Knife Rob  :thumbsup:  

FYI - Karl is making the Sweat, sure you can't squeeze it in???
Title: Re: Woodlike™ (Bushcrafter)
Post by: oldpaths on November 20, 2008, 06:27:00 PM
Real nice knife!,I think your right on to go with blue paracord also, even though the orange don't look bad.   :clapper:
Title: Re: Woodlike™ (Bushcrafter)
Post by: drewsbow on November 20, 2008, 07:09:00 PM
very nice Rob :0)
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Post by: 2Knives on November 20, 2008, 08:37:00 PM
Very nice Rob!
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Post by: Bodork on November 20, 2008, 09:23:00 PM
sweeeeet knife!! Love the lines of it.
Title: Re: Woodlike™ (Bushcrafter)
Post by: madness522 on November 21, 2008, 06:50:00 AM
Rob that is a great looking knife with excellent lines and looks like it would balance nicely in the hand.
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 21, 2008, 05:45:00 PM
That one is SWEET!
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Post by: tippit on November 21, 2008, 09:20:00 PM
Rob, A real beauty for sure...even paracord accent  :)   Doc
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Post by: elk ninja on November 22, 2008, 10:56:00 AM
That is a thing of beauty!
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Post by: JEFF B on November 23, 2008, 01:23:00 PM
that is awesome bro. well done  :notworthy:    :clapper:
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Post by: tradtusker on November 23, 2008, 10:07:00 PM
very nice
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Post by: Chris Surtees on November 24, 2008, 09:32:00 AM
:bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Woodlike™ (Bushcrafter)
Post by: Larry Surtees on November 24, 2008, 09:10:00 PM
Awesome!  That's one nice knife.