I was thinking that it's too bad you can't test for durability before they are so far along... Those look practically finished. Shame.
I was thinking that it's too bad you can't test for durability before they are so far along... Those look practically finished. Shame.
Yeah, they may have been fine once they are epoxied to the tang. I have taken one of them with a crack before and put it on one of my own knives and it looked like the crack it had deepened over time, so I decided to be on the conservative side if I take peoples' hard earned money for them... The amboyna handle really hurt, that was a nice piece of wood, but it snapped apart very easily, so tere was some hidden damage already. And, to be honest, one of the spalted maple handles was as good as finished. I was buffing it, the wheel grabbed it, smacked it right into the wall and it broke from the impact. I am pretty sure the handle would not have shown issues on the knife.
Stefan
That's painful to see but better it happens in your hands than mine......eeer..... I mean the customer's hands
Zoinks! On the one hand I feel bad for the handle owner and for you Stefan in that you lost all that time to make them.On the other hand,
I'm relieved it wasn't mine.
Still much less loss than in the early days, but the wasted time and care and losing abeautiful piece of wood hurt a bit. Rick, looking at your handle right now, will reglue today and continue working on it this week.
Stefan
P.S. IPhone keyboards suck.
Pretty sure you just jinxed yourself right there.Originally Posted by ThEoRy
On the other hand,
Nah, he is safe, we have that behind us already, I had to take Rick's handle apart again because the ferrule piece had a crack. Spent 6h in the shop today after work, 2 1/2 with my helper. Because I have so many simultaneously on the bench, it's hard to see the progress, but we did make some. The aim is still to get 25+ out by mid-April, looking good so far.Pretty sure you just jinxed yourself right there.
Stefan
How dare you!!Pretty sure you just jinxed yourself right there.
Still have these?
“Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few; Don’t lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools.” Robert Hunter
Yep, one is almost a yanagi/suji handle, the other one not used, yet.Still have these?
Hi from PA,
Stefan
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Dyed spalted tamarind.