These look good as hell. Nice woodgasm
Unfortunately this knife was either misdelivered or stolen after it was delivered to my friend. It was a Christmas gift and I made it specifically for him since his favorite colors are red and black. Really bummed about it.And the third one last night. On a white #2 210mm gyuto. This one is Azfelia Xylay with g10 and nickel silver spacers. Off to my friend in Oklahoma.
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First of the Victorinox rehandles done. This is the 10". Wood is lace sheoak. Spacers are nickel silver and carbon fiber with copper flakes.
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Thank you! No, not stabilized. It is a very light wood but didn't feel flaky. I finished it with danish oil which should soak in to harden and in theory help protect it from moisture.Love the wood choice here! Had a couple questions if you don't mind. Was that sheoak stabilized? What did you use to finish it with?
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If anyone has tips on gluing birch bark together I'm all ears, cause it's real annoying.
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@RDalman has done quite a few Birch bark handles.Anotha one. Australian miniritchie wood with stacked birch bark ferrule & brass cap. The miniritchie is two toned and has lovely curls. This was my first metal cap. Tang slot was a tad bigger than I wanted but I think it still looks good.
If anyone has tips on gluing birch bark together I'm all ears, cause it's real annoying.
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Drill a hole through all the bark first?Birch bark gluing-- Get a bolt with adequate threads, and a pair of fender washers, one for each end.
Coat the bolt with silicone spray, including the threads stack the birch bark on the bold with epoxy on both sides.
Tighten the bolt, wait till cured.
Drill or Punch. I'm pretty sure, leather glue could also work pretty well and it's faster than epoxy. Or you use 5min or 1h epoxy.Drill a hole through all the bark first?
That's the traditional method right? Seems a lot less messy.I like to punch out the holes, stack, compress and then bake whole assembly (150c ~20 min), tighten, bake a bit more. It kindof glues itself together.
That's the traditional method right? Seems a lot less messy.
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