timcsaw
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Just finished this... It'll be my EDC for a while.
The wood is afzelia burl (sp) and the inlays are abalone (yes... buttons). I cut the file work on the back with a chainsaw file... and the cuts on the opposite with the dremel and abrasive disk... also did the blade thumb cuts with the dremel.
I ended up using a pocket clip from a larger knife (the big one in my other post), and reworked it to size and buffed it to chrome. (I'd hoped to make a clip out of wood, but could find nothing that would be rugged enough).
The bolsters were bead blasted and I brought them to the chrome appearance via much buffing. Finish is tung oil and buffed wax.
I enjoyed the file work... I'll be experimenting. My Inlay work... still isn't satisfactory to me... need more practice!!
The wood is afzelia burl (sp) and the inlays are abalone (yes... buttons). I cut the file work on the back with a chainsaw file... and the cuts on the opposite with the dremel and abrasive disk... also did the blade thumb cuts with the dremel.
I ended up using a pocket clip from a larger knife (the big one in my other post), and reworked it to size and buffed it to chrome. (I'd hoped to make a clip out of wood, but could find nothing that would be rugged enough).
The bolsters were bead blasted and I brought them to the chrome appearance via much buffing. Finish is tung oil and buffed wax.
I enjoyed the file work... I'll be experimenting. My Inlay work... still isn't satisfactory to me... need more practice!!
