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I'm interested. I have some aeb-l and some m4 that might work nice. I'm going to have to send it out for heat treatment. That will be a first. What's my drop dead date do you guys think.
I'm interested. I have some aeb-l and some m4 that might work nice. I'm going to have to send it out for heat treatment. That will be a first. What's my drop dead date do you guys think.
As long as you have it ready to ship 01 Sept 2016, you are fine.
That'll take some planning to accomplish.
He can borrow my Delorean.That'll take some planning to accomplish.
I have used Ipe on several kitchen knives and am pleased with it. It is very strong/ stable and oily. Similar to Cocobolo in physical properties, but not the same look. I find it attractive myself.The only other thing to keep in mind is handle materials
Since January all Rosewoods (including cocobolo and African Blackwood) are technically a no go without documentation and a CITES permit. A lot of things slip through, but if the wrong customs agent decides to open the package there is a very good chance of the knife being siezed.
I've stopped offering Rosewood handles outside of Canada for that reason. And that really stung seeing as 95% of my work was Rosewood and I have a massive stockpile of it.
Exactly, there are many other great choices.I have used Ipe on several kitchen knives and am pleased with it. It is very strong/ stable and oily. Similar to Cocobolo in physical properties, but not the same look. I find it attractive myself. View attachment 739270
I have used Ipe on several kitchen knives and am pleased with it. It is very strong/ stable and oily. Similar to Cocobolo in physical properties, but not the same look. I find it attractive myself. View attachment 739270
Nope, that's what it looks like with just sanding and buffing. I got two big pieces from a deck wood distributor. They had hundreds of thousands of board feet of it, and it all looked the same.Wow, that is really attractive wood on that knife. I've read it can vary in color and grain, and the few ipe scales I've bought are a lot paler and more boring. Is that the color after an oil finish?
I may be in, just finished 3 kitchen knives I hope to sell at the county fair...I may have one for the KITH.
Would a left-handed Honesuki be acceptable? (I'm thinking that one won't sell)
(too bad paring knives are out, I'm finishing up 3 pattern welded: one cable, one ladder pattern 1095/15N20, and one of low layer count O1/15N20...)
~billyO
Saw that on instagram. Really nice.Hi everyone!
My entry to the Summer 2017 KITH is done!
I went with a 165mm Nakiri with a full tang handle. It's in O1 at 63 HRC and handsanded to 1200 grit. The spine is 2mm and tapers a smidge to the "point", and the bevels are convex ground for better food release.
The handle is Micarta with G10 liner and SS pins. Finished to 1200 grit and polished. The edge was taken down to about 0,15mm and has been sharpened slightly convex at 15 DPS.
I hope the recipient will find it useful.
If you did Damascus, a paring knife is fine.I may be in, just finished 3 kitchen knives I hope to sell at the county fair...I may have one for the KITH.
Would a left-handed Honesuki be acceptable? (I'm thinking that one won't sell)
(too bad paring knives are out, I'm finishing up 3 pattern welded: one cable, one ladder pattern 1095/15N20, and one of low layer count O1/15N20...)
~billyO