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Title: Tres Amigos
Post by: kbaknife on August 21, 2009, 12:04:00 PM

I got invited to show at a Safari Club International banquet and made these up so I could get some new entry-level customers.
Some of the same stabilized spalted maple I've used in the recent past, but I also sent some Osage out to be stabilized that I acquired about 10 years ago that was cut down in '64. I've got 8 logs of it.
To be honest, I like it the best of the three.
Osage, even though rather plain-grained, always manifests a mellow richness that I admire not only in bows, but in knives as well.
Blades were forged from 52100 round stock.
Somethin' a little different.
   (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%2009/3amigos2-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on August 21, 2009, 01:03:00 PM

Karl
those are nice, I'm kinda like you, all are sweet but fond of the osage one
dana

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: KHALVERSON on August 21, 2009, 05:53:00 PM

karl
will that osage still turn to honey after being stabilized if so it will only get better with age
but im diggin that spalted maple also
great lookin knives as always
kevin

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: Jack Denbow on August 21, 2009, 06:24:00 PM

Dag gone Karl you are starting to temp me again.
Jack

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: Kevin Evans on August 21, 2009, 09:40:00 PM

Pretty cool!  :thumbsup:  
You are not running low on osage I've got plenty that is 30 or 40 years old and has some character if you can saw it.LOL

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: kbaknife on August 22, 2009, 06:31:00 AM

I think you'd better send me some.

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: Ray Hammond on August 22, 2009, 07:29:00 AM

Beautiful, Karl...I really like that spalted wood.

Looking forward to making some knives like that, my forge should be done real soon.

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: kbaknife on August 22, 2009, 07:44:00 AM

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Originally posted by Ray Hammond:
Beautiful, Karl...I really like that spalted wood.

Looking forward to making some knives like that, my forge should be done real soon.

Guess I'd better get some steel to you then, huh?

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: OconeeDan on August 23, 2009, 03:50:00 PM

Karl, they all look nice, but I really like that osage!

Title: Re: Tres Amigos
Post by: oldpaths on August 24, 2009, 08:59:00 PM

Those are cool,I really like the top one!