Looking great Gary!!!
Wood Knife Try (Wooden Knife Challenge)
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I love it!!! That is some sweet work, ain't it odd how a little challenge like this brings out the talent we have seen? Not that there wasn't any before, but hey, I just love the idea of the work displayed in a more relaxed atmosphere.....
Looking incredible so far Gary! Tony
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It's going to be a looker!
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I used a Dremel and 1/16" carbide burs I got from Turbocarver.com. Gary
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I glued the guard and scales and marked the pin locations. I also cut the leaves on the guard deeper. I decided to make walnut pins for better contrast. The osage and hawthorn kind of clash. Gary
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I got the pins in and one coat of finish. Using Ace poly made by Sherwin Williams. 48 hrs. between coats...Ugh! This thing is taking me forever. Gary
Are you going to carve the handle too?
I'm lovin it....
Fantastic, just fantastic!
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I have enough finish on the handle to start carving. The rosettes around all 4 of the pins are finished. I've made just one pass on the oak leaves on the first side. I stuck to the original drawing above. Time to hog out around the leaves. You have to go deep enough to round out the acorns, which is deeper than you need for the leaves. Deeper...and deeper still! Gary
Michele ( @Mrs RipJack13 ) says that looks "harvesty" so it should be one of the fall calendar pix....
I say it looks awesome....
I say it looks awesome....
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Gary Gary Gary... You rock man... Thats a winner for sure. Truly impressive work 
Gary, that looks fantastic! Tony
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I removed the background on side one.
I cleaned it up more and marked the veins.
Finished carving, ready for some poly.
Side one finished. I stuck to the original drawing and it came out about like I expected. I almost stained the oak leaves and acorns with walnut stain. Then I was going to add some red highlights to the leaves. I decided against it, but I still might do it on the other side. Gary
I cleaned it up more and marked the veins.
Finished carving, ready for some poly.
Side one finished. I stuck to the original drawing and it came out about like I expected. I almost stained the oak leaves and acorns with walnut stain. Then I was going to add some red highlights to the leaves. I decided against it, but I still might do it on the other side. Gary
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Where did you get the hawthorn? I would love to get my hands on some