CRK ever make scales from supplied wood?

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Just got this idea about getting a piece of wood from my old childhood home and using it for scales on a Mnandi. Would make the knife very special and something worthy to pass along to my future children.

Is this something CRK would do? I've never heard of it being done before, also I guess it's pretty important that the wood is of a certain quality so i kinda doubt it.

Would be cool though!
 
I can't find any reasons why they wouldn't do your project. Just make sure you have the wood stabilized properly.

Very cool idea though, I like it :D
 
Idea stolen by me in 3...2...1.... [sound of wood shop door closing]

If they won't, someone here will pipe up with an offer to do it, I'm sure.
 
I could be wrong, but I doubt they will do that.

I seem to remember that question being asked before.
 
I dropped them an email asking if it might be possible. If not, then I guess a Lignum one will have to do :thumbup:
 
Or you can always ask another knife modifier to take on this project. For example, Tom Krein offers exceptional grinding service, I bet there's someone who will take this one.
 
While it's a nice idea I'm guessing it's going to be a no from CRK. If they do it for you they will be expected to do it for others too.
I presume this is not the sort of thing they want to start getting into.
 
bigmark408 said:
Phil Dobson does some very nice work and is a member here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26671647@N02/
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Beautiful work!

From what I can see, all of Phil's work on knives are overlays. The CRK folders (including the Mnandi) employ inlays mounted in machined pockets, which are much more difficult to nail with the tight tolerances like CRK can achieve with their CNC mills. It would be interesting to know if Phil would entertain such a job.
 
Fooj said:
Beautiful work!

From what I can see, all of Phil's work on knives are overlays. The CRK folders (including the Mnandi) employ inlays mounted in machined pockets, which are much more difficult to nail with the tight tolerances like CRK can achieve with their CNC mills. It would be interesting to know if Phil would entertain such a job.
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Pleeease, it's by no means rocket science....also define your idea of " overlays " . :)
 
bigmark408 said:
Pleeease, it's by no means rocket science....also define your idea of " overlays " . :)
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When I talk about an overlay, I'm referring to a piece material (often decorative) that is affixed to a flat surface. This is as opposed to an inlay, which I define as a piece of material that is mounted inside of a "pocket". CRK does a good job of explaining inlays here: http://www.chrisreeve.com/inlays.htm

BTW, the cool deal about inlays is that they are exceedingly secure against a lateral force. A lateral force such as the continual pocket rubbing or a user pushing/pulling on the handle is met by the "wall" of the pocket, so anything employed to attach the inlay only needs to worry about a pulling force perpendicular to the surface to which it's mounted (having a hard time thinking of an example for this -- attaching suction cups to the inlay, and pulling it straight out?). As a result, by using an inlay, CRK has no need to use fasteners like screws or pins, which would detract from the appearance of the inlay, and cause "hot spots" of force that might result in cracking around a fastener.
 
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Fooj said:
When I talk about an overlay, I'm referring to a piece material (often decorative) that is affixed to a flat surface. This is as opposed to an inlay, which I define as a piece of material that is mounted inside of a "pocket". CRK does a good job of explaining inlays here: http://www.chrisreeve.com/inlays.htm

BTW, the cool deal about inlays is that they are exceedingly secure against a lateral force. A lateral force such as the continual pocket rubbing or a user pushing/pulling on the handle is met by the "wall" of the pocket, so anything employed to attach the inlay only needs to worry about a pulling force perpendicular to the surface to which it's mounted (having a hard time thinking of an example for this -- attaching suction cups to the inlay, and pulling it straight out?). As a result, by using an inlay, CRK has no need to use fasteners like screws or pins, which would detract from the appearance of the inlay, and cause "hot spots" of force that might result in cracking around a fastener.
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Thats why i asked for your definition....i thought you were saying that phils work overlay as in a vernier.
 
Just got a response from Heather saying this isn't something they do, which I totally understand. The reason is apparently that they don't want to be held responsible for any damaged inlay material while making the knife or if it wound up belonging to someone else. Also they don't have the resources for starting to make custom scales for every knife nut out there.

So, a lignum vitae it is!

Thanks Heather and CRK for being so helpful.
 
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