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Title: christmas koa
Post by: tomh on December 14, 2008, 06:57:00 PM
Here is one I did for an old friend's son for his Christmas present. Dad picked out the wood and I put it all together. Forged from 1084, 9.5" oal, blade is 4.75" tip to guard. Gard is nickel with spacers.

  (http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/tomh73/nicksson.jpg)

 (http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/tomh73/koacloseup.jpg)

 (http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/tomh73/koaright.jpg)
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: 2Knives on December 14, 2008, 07:18:00 PM
NICE!!!
Should be a very happy young man in Xmas morning!!!
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: Steve Nuckels on December 14, 2008, 08:35:00 PM
Wow that is super sweet!  I love stained maple!
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: Steve Nuckels on December 14, 2008, 08:37:00 PM
OOPS!  It looks like maple!!  I still love it!
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: drewsbow on December 14, 2008, 08:50:00 PM
very nice :0)
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: d. ward on December 14, 2008, 08:56:00 PM
Good looken knife there real nice work.bowdoc
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: tomh on December 14, 2008, 08:57:00 PM
I guess it kinda does look like maple, but the picture does not do this piece of wood justice. It is one of the nicest chunks of wood I have seen! I would like to keep this one for myself!!

Thanks for the nice words. I hope young Nick will like it.
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: MYSTIKBOW on December 14, 2008, 08:57:00 PM
WoW Tom thats a beauty! 2knives is right. There is going to be one VERY Happy young man come Christmas morning.
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: BOFF on December 14, 2008, 08:58:00 PM
WOW!!!

What that wood has some beautiful figure!!!

Super sweet knife!!!

  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: Chris Surtees on December 14, 2008, 10:29:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :clapper:
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: chiger on December 15, 2008, 02:20:00 AM
Every thing they said tom.

Very nice.  And you've given a family an heirloom.

Cool!

Was the Koa stabilized or natural?  It's striking.
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: OconeeDan on December 15, 2008, 05:14:00 AM
Beautiful!
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: tomh on December 15, 2008, 08:50:00 AM
Hi Chiger! That koa is stabilized, got it from AKS.
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: skullworks on December 15, 2008, 08:57:00 AM
Awesome work! That is a beauty! Love the hamon!
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: Kevin Evans on December 15, 2008, 10:45:00 AM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: bigislandmark on December 15, 2008, 12:44:00 PM
Howzit Tom,
Beautiful knife and love that curly koa!

Aloha,

       Mark
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: Emmons on December 15, 2008, 02:51:00 PM
Excellent knife Tom!!!  Your work keeps getting better and better.
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: Ray Hammond on December 15, 2008, 08:28:00 PM
thats pretty, Tom!
Title: Re: christmas koa
Post by: GRAYBEARD on December 16, 2008, 04:50:00 PM
SO COOOOOOLLLL! THERE IS MUSEUM IN HONOLULU WITH ALL KOA WOODWORK. I ALMOST GOT ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO BRING HOME A DOOR FRAME. WHAT INCREDIBLE WOOD!