burnt osage and forged 1090

atakach

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Andrew
 
Nice.. I love osage for a handle... not so happy about working it. :p You did a great job on the handles because I don't see the heat rings around the pins when you worked it. Lot of people don't know that about osage handles. :thumbup:
 
Will Leavitt said:
Nice.. I love osage for a handle... not so happy about working it. :p You did a great job on the handles because I don't see the heat rings around the pins when you worked it. Lot of people don't know that about osage handles. :thumbup:
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nope no rings, just decided to burn the whole damn thing instead...;)

really though, this is the first ive ever offered forsale in osage, and it is tempermental to work with, i did have it buffed up with no burn marks, but just wasn't satisfied with the simple look of the wood......so i gave it a bath with butane!!

thanks all
andrew
 
Andrew, that really came out nice :)

Could you explain exactly how you did that with a butane torch? That burnt look is REALLY cool.
 
NickWheeler said:
Andrew, that really came out nice :)

Could you explain exactly how you did that with a butane torch? That burnt look is REALLY cool.
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I'd like to know as well, if you don't mind. I think that's the best looking osage handle I've seen. Nice knife!
 
Thanks all,

It's not really that indepth. I initally sanded the handle down to like 400, careful not to burn when grinding, then was going to seal with a filler, but I didn't like the orange look, so i lightly oiled with a top secret formula..........no ,no it wasn't. It was just a light oil, then I seared it with a butane torch, buffed, seared,buffed till i got it where i wanted it to be.

I think to oil helped it in a couple ways, possibly preventing it from cracking if it got to hot, and helped to bring up the shine when buffed , because when ya heat the wood the oil cooks into it.

Andrew
 
Andrew.... Osage may be plain in not having the bold swirls like some more commonly used handle woods but I've had some pieces that the beauty was subtle. If you'd look closely you'd see golden specks and faint swirls in the handle. I've sold several knives in osage, mainly to people that know how tough a wood it is.

I usually just buff mine with pure carnuba. Try just buffing it and looking for the subtle stuff in it. :D
 
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