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Wow! Looks great Mike, guess I gotta put one of those on my bucket list. 
Full Tang Knife Handle WIP Step by Step
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Thats one hell of a first ! Great job Mike! 
Scott
Scott
Hey Thanks -Knifes are FUN.
meridian said:
Howdy meridian,
May I ask , Who is John? I'm looking into different styles of mosaics, and would like to check out what he has to offer...
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Mike
Very nice work..... Came out great. Sorry I am late to respond here. Very nice choice in that rosewood. Just glad I could help...
Just a note.... If you buy damascus blades make sure they come from a maker in the USA, recycled pop cans from "elsewhere" will not serve you well. Carbon steel like 1095 forged with 15N20 is pretty common, and is not that expensive. John is a fellow knifemaker who made a few mosiac pins for me awhile back.
Larry
Very nice work..... Came out great. Sorry I am late to respond here. Very nice choice in that rosewood. Just glad I could help...
Just a note.... If you buy damascus blades make sure they come from a maker in the USA, recycled pop cans from "elsewhere" will not serve you well. Carbon steel like 1095 forged with 15N20 is pretty common, and is not that expensive. John is a fellow knifemaker who made a few mosiac pins for me awhile back.
Larry
Larry Thanks, You made it easy. American steel is what this knife is.
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Mike1950 said:
Yeah I figured that, looks like a nice ladder pattern. Probably a decent chunk of change too. I was thinking about others reading the post, and the junk you sometimes see listed on certain auction sites for real cheap.....
So when does Kathie get the rest of the matching set ??????? :teethlaugh:
Larry
meridian said:
Now I could have something really nasty to say :dash2::dash2::dash2: about that last comment but alas she has already requested a new knife set :dash2::dash2::dash2: They way she cooks she deserves it.
This one is a very short blade chef knife 7" but she has very small hands and loves it. You don't know where I could find a paring knife blade do you?? I was really stingy with this piece of rosewood and have enough of blank for another. Thanks again Larry - your build thread was very good and well done.
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Jantz supply probably has something that will work. Plain stainless or even damascus. Small VG10 / damascus paring blade for around $38 Heres the link....
http://www.knifemaking.com/Default.asp
http://www.knifemaking.com/Default.asp
Mike1950 said:
Larry- Thanks for the link- I think it will be handy for lots of folks. Also your knifes are superb.
Larry, I take back some of the good things I said about you - Kathie got on that site and now I am 3 knifes richer but my wallet is empty. :dash2::dash2::dash2::dash2::fit::fit:
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Mike1950 said:Larry, I take back some of the good thinks I said about you - Kathie got on that site and now I am 3 knifes richer but my wallet is empty. :dash2::dash2::dash2::dash2::fit::fit:
Aaah well just hope she doesnt see some of the knife woods out there for $100 a block....
Maybe you should try some mosiacs this time.... its a nice touch if you like that kinda stuff. Good luck and pics or it didnt happen....right ??
BTW....I saw some pics of those boxes you make. My buddy would die for a humidor like that.... hes big into cigars.
Larry
meridian said:Mike1950 said:Larry, I take back some of the good thinks I said about you - Kathie got on that site and now I am 3 knifes richer but my wallet is empty. :dash2::dash2::dash2::dash2::fit::fit:
Aaah well just hope she doesnt see some of the knife woods out there for $100 a block....
Maybe you should try some mosiacs this time.... its a nice touch if you like that kinda stuff. Good luck and pics or it didnt happen....right ??
BTW....I saw some pics of those boxes you make. My buddy would die for a humidor like that.... hes big into cigars.
Larry
Larry, 2 of the knifes are for christmas presents, the paring knife it is for her and I did order mosiac pins for it. I have a pretty good stash of stablelized burls for the knifes. Your buddy - send him over- he could Have one of those or I would make him one to his specs. I love makin boxes. There is an oak one in my last batch of boxes that has inlays at the corners that I still have that is larger.
Howdy meridian, just checkin in on the knife set. How are they holding up?
I just found this and I think I'll give a knife a whirl here in the next few days, Never made a knife before but I've got a blade that came form Woodcraft years ago that has been sitting on the shelf gathering dust and some cocobolo just the right size for scales.....
Cool, I never got to see this. Nice tutorial!
Good tutorial Larry, I know I couldn't have discribed or shown it as well. My methods are diffrent because I use 2 x 72" belt sanders with diffrent size grinding wheels, which most wood workers don't have. Using common tools they have makes it much better. You might try using wax paper to epoxy your spacers to your scales on. The epoxy doesn't stick to it as bad as paper.