D. Martell #2 - DONE!

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Dave Martell

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Here's #2 all ready to ship. For this one we have some of the coolest ancient NZ kauri I've seen yet combined with a black canvas micarta bolster which has been pinned using black micarta rod (a little more subdued than the silver pin used on #1).

What do you think?


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That's a significant improvement, imo. Nice job, Dave!
 
make all your # series handles different and unique.
 
Wow!! Dave that is frikkin beautiful. I really like the logo too. its a kinda retro.
 
Its a start. Hope you start to fix your bolsters :)

I hate micarta. Makes me think of hunting and survival knives. I know Pierre had some micarta once going on, but Im glad I havent seen it on his knives for a year :)
 
I love it. Once I get my Rodrigue hunting knife paid for, expect an order! :)

I'm a huge fan of what you are doing with the handles and I think the micarta is a nice touch. Unique.
 
Dave it does look better with a dark pin. I would still work towards hidden pins though.
 
Dave, what are the final dimensions on these, length, height, weight, etc?
 
I still think the bolster doesn't need a pin and that modern epoxy is strong enough... but I'm also not a knife maker =)
 
And that is the second one WOW
help yourself to the frige.:beer:
 
Yep. Dark pin was definately the way to go. Very nice blade and handle. Got some nice NZ Kauri myself, but I need to get them stabilized. Looks from your handle that it will be well worth the expense.

DarKHOeK
 
That's a good looking knife.I do like the micarta bolster,it gives a great contrast to the wood.
 
Nice looking knife, Dave. Can't wait to see #3.

I can't wait to see #3 either :D Feel free to take your time making it even more perfect if you need to:wink:! These last two look pretty impressive, I can't wait to see what the Ironwood looks like!
 

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