Bose Knives

duckman1 said:
JPN, Maybe its just different than your used to. The more I look at it the more I like it. I'm getting picky in my old age also. That's why I want a Bose knife.
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Hells to the Yes...Ho4Life!

Congrats Kerry on 25hundred your posts pictures and enthusiasm keep me up late at night make my Woman cuss me out when I dont come to bed..interrupt a hectic schedule and I wouldn't want it any other way
I Love You Man ..Real Man Love Here

OK Carry On
 
RAN said:
Hells to the Yes...Ho4Life!

Congrats Kerry on 25hundred your posts pictures and enthusiasm keep me up late at night make my Woman cuss me out when I dont come to bed..interrupt a hectic schedule and I wouldn't want it any other way
I Love You Man ..Real Man Love Here

OK Carry On
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love you too, dude....I'm totally pickin up what yer puttin down.:D

BTW...I was at the WW last night and asked Tony about the shield he put on that knife I just posted. Here is a shot of the parser plate that he would use on smooth handle materials. There is also the shield template that he would use to hand cut a shield from SS sheet. Notice how precise the template fits in the parser plate.

When making a shield from scratch...

1. The little shield template is temporarily clamped with vise grips to a piece of stainless sheet and the holes are drilled thru.

2. A line is scribed around the template onto the SS sheet giving a cutting line that will be used on the band saw.

3. The SS sheet is taken to the band saw and the shield is roughed out up to as close to the line but not going over.

4. Once the shield is roughed out, the template and shield blank is re-pinned, clamped, and the shield is filed around until it matches the hardened template perfectly. The file doesn't cut into the template because it is harder than the file, therefore, you can use the template many times to make several copies of hand made shields.

The biggest issue with symmetrical shields is keeping the symmetry correct. (uhuh...symmetry ain't where people go to their final resting place:rolleyes:)
By using a correctly made template, we can duplicate the correct symmetry every time.

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I'm getting it, I think; thanks Kerry. So after making a shield from the template then the parser plate is fastened to the handled "scale", and the recess cut?? I hope my terminology is correct.
 
waynorth said:
I'm getting it, I think; thanks Kerry. So after making a shield from the template then the parser plate is fastened to the handled "scale", and the recess cut?? I hope my terminology is correct.
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You got it. :thumbup::cool:
 
This is probably the wrong place to ask this, and as a newb, I don't want to get hollered at ( :foot: mods, just delete me ), but, how do you position, hold in place the parser plate, and determine how deep to cut ?

Flat plate on a curved cover...hard to see your work ?

Fran
 
Sauconian said:
This is probably the wrong place to ask this, and as a newb, I don't want to get hollered at ( :foot: mods, just delete me ), but, how do you position, hold in place the parser plate, and determine how deep to cut ?

Flat plate on a curved cover...hard to see your work ?

Fran
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Centering lines are placed on the handle to align the plate and the two are clamped together onto a flat plate. The plate with the handle and parser plate are positioned with a 1/32" end mill mounted in a vertical milling machine. The end mill is lowered gradually into the opening of the parser plate and the handle piece is moved around by hand to cut the material that is accessed thru the parser plate.

I will see what I can come up with in in the way of images that might help show the process.
 
Basically these guys are earning thier money.I think there is some skills involved,too,No ?? You guys are the best :thumbup:
-Vince
 
VCM3 said:
Basically these guys are earning thier money.I think there is some skills involved,too,No ?? You guys are the best :thumbup:
-Vince
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Mechanical skills and artistic ability. Considering the quailty of materials and workmanship, the price of a handmade is begining to look like a bargain.

I took my first custom slip joint to a local club meet last Monday, and one of the members picked it up and said, " You can tell a custom as soon as you see it, can't you ?"

Fran
 
That 4" BP w/the Zulu spear would make some shadow,wouldn't it ? :thumbup:
-Vince
 
Color me all smiles! Had the pleasure of visiting with Tony yesterday. Had the pleasure of bringing this 4.5-inch ivory BP home. 440V, round-fluted bolsters, keyhole (chicken bone) shield. Uncanny walk & talk. You know about the fit and finish. All smiles. Thanks, Tony!

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The Case Round-Up was in Branson, MO at the Shepherd Hills store. Don Hanson ran down there with me. He happened to have a recent sub-hilt out of his shop along which was CF'd around the table. Then, Tony & Don talked some ivory and steel. Here is a shot of Tony showing us on paper how he cuts his ivory off of the tusk. Tom Arrowsmith and Don looking on.

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- Joe
 
Joe that must've been a great experience,having a Tony Bose knife handed right to you, from the 'ol dawg himself,Congrat's on that gorgeous knife & the whole event!
-Vince
 
Congrats Joe. I bet it was a great time!
 
That sure is a beauty Joe! I wish I could see what was on that piece of paper. Lot of ivory knowledge in that picture.
 
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