Curly Mahogany... and W2

NickWheeler

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I could have posted this in the JoeP thread, but I decided to stick it up here on its own...

Kudos to Mark Farley at BurlSource for providing this piece of wood!!!

One of the ten customers for the JoeP project (#9 specifically) wanted something different than what anybody else was getting, so while we were on the phone, I directed him towards BurlSource. He picked out a block of CURLY MAHOGANY. I've done a fair bit of furniture work, and I had never seen Mahogany that was curly... let alone crazy insane curly.

This piece was stabilized by K&G, and took some fanangling on my part to get it where I liked the finish... but once I got it there, I was elated. This wood has something I have never seen before... one of those intangible elements... that just equates to--- COOL FACTOR. ;) :) I have to be brutally honest and say I probably wouldn't use it again for a knife like this one, as it's really hard to get the wood and stainless guard to blend together like I normally do things... but I will definitely use this stuff again... It's freaking awesome.

Oh yea, and it's stuck on some W2 for good measure. ;)

This is NOT the blade from my sanding/etching videos I recently posted... just a similar blade. :)

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Yes, I know there's a dog hair on the blade :foot: ;)
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Right after final finish on wood, before domed pin...
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Peter - you make me sick!!!
That is all..for now

Beautiful work Nick far nicer than Gill deserves!
 
Michael Starr said:
....far nicer than Gill deserves!
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I can't disagree with the second part of your post Michael! ;) :D

Thank you guys. I know it probably looks like curly Koa in the photos, but it really doesn't in hand. It doesn't have the "hologram chatoyance" that Koa has, but it's got some very cool stuff going on that I don't know how to describe or photograph.

I was pretty happy with the hamon, for not using any clay. :)

THANKS GUYS! :)
 
I had some Curly Oak on a Burt Foster hunter once - looked a LOT like this curly mahogany. Different from Koa, but cool in its own way.

Roger
 
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Nick,

WOW!

Thanks to Danbo, I have been collecting Nick's work for about 6 or 7 years. Nick's work is simply magnificent and more than holds its own when compared with the very best makers. Thanks to Joe Paranee, some new collectors will now be able to feel and see his workmanship in their own hands.

Nice job!:thumbup:
 
Mike, I'm glad I could make you sick! :barf: :p ;) :D

Peter- I'm glad you like what you see in the photos... Hope you like it as much/more in hand!!! :)

Guys like Peter are why I get to do this stuff. Peter, in fact, has more knives marked with my name than anyone else, period. When I saw, first hand at his home, the caliber of his collection, it was quite humbling, and an honor to see my work displayed next to many of my bladesmithing heroes. :)

Thank you Peter!!! :)
 
Man, that curly mahogany is nice! Great choice. And the hamon really rocks. Peter, we will need an in hand report on this one. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
The consistency of grain on that stuff is amazing--what a WOW factor! Congratulations, Nick and Peter. :thumbup:
 
Very nice knife, lovely pice of wood.

I expected much darker wood when I read the thread title.

Kind regards,

Jos
 
Most of the superlatives have been used, the wood IS insanely nice.
..as is the complete fighter.
Great work, as always Nick !
Congrats, Peter !

Doug
 
Thanks guys!!! :)

I will admit I was cussing Peter a few times while trying to figure out how to do the finish work on the wood... but by the time I got the knife done I decided he was a genius for choosing the Mahogany :D

BTW- Peter, if you see this, I left a couple messages on your machine. I know it was the right number too, because it was your voice on the machine :D I seem to be having trouble with my cell service still... if you wanna chat about all this you can reach me during daylight hours at the old phone number. :)

Oh- Jos, I can see why you'd expect that. Most folks don't realize that most Mahogany typically is a very light wood naturally, but is typically stained with a dark color before final finish (namely furniture). I added just a TINY bit of color to this block... it was a couple shades more blonde initially.
 
it's like a blonde fro
 
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