Cocobolo SpeedBump

firebert

firebert

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Finished re-handling my Bump, this time in quatersawn cocobolo. I'm getting the bugs worked out and this one is much nicer than the previous attempt. The knife feels very nice in hand and opens with a more damped feel (probably due to the extra weight in the handles). No clip on this one; but I have figured out how to install one if I want to.

I just roughed out a blank for another set in highly figured cocobolo. I have high expectations for that pair of scales.

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Phillip
 
I sanded the blade by hand with 3M finishing paper. I went to about 1200 grit. It's pretty uneven now, I have to sit down and really work with it sometime to make it nice.
 
Wow. Very nice job! I'm looking at my Speed Bump right now... and I feel sad. Because I suck at woodwork.
 
That Looks awesome. :thumbup: Wanna put that second set of scales on my speed bump? Just kidding(but not really).
 
Firebert, Did You rescale a current version (santoprene) or was this done to the aluminum scale version? where do You get your wood (cocobolo) ?

Anyway outstanding craftsmanship!:thumbup:
 
This was made from the santoprene version. I never was a fan of the plasticky handles.

This particular piece of wood came from Gilmer Wood (Portland, OR); they have barrels of rejected bargain wood that I dig through periodically. Sometimes you can find real gems. I made a kitchen knife with a cocobolo burl and blackwood handle, the burl was only a dollar because it was broken and too small to sell.
 
I have a Kershaw Echo (very similar blade design) that I need to work some use scrathces out of.. Im going to try some uber fine sand paper (1000+ grit), but dont want to take the etch off the blade.. I mean if it happens it happens, but Id rather leave the etching in place.
 
Very nice work firebert. Do you have a finish on the handles yet? If not, what are your plans?
 
I usually just sand and oil my handles. In this case I used a thin coat of danish oil, it brings out the color a bit. The oils from my hand will maintain the finish during use.

bodydamage: in order to get the scratches out, you probably have to remove the bead-blast finish. I started with 400x finishing paper (more uniform than most). If careful you can maintain the etch (it's deeper than the bead blast), but it will fade a bit.
 
Beautiful work, Phillip! I wonder what it would look like in Desert Ironwood? :)
 
So do I.

Sorry I'm a little bitter. I just missed out on 40 pounds of ironwood that sold hours before I put my order in.

On the plus side, the cocobolo I'm working with now has a figure very similar to ironwood. The same black streaks and everything, it's just redder.

Phillip
 
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