daizee
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Hallo again,
This knife started as scrap from a piece of O1 leftover from cutting out two other knives. What do you do when the scraps are more compelling than your own designs?
The profile is 99% the original scrap, obviously with some cleanup. It's 1/8" O1, ground on my little 1x42. The blade is about 3.5" long. Except for a little better polishing needed in the plunge (my techniques need improvement... or my grinding...), I'm fairly pleased with the finish.
The wood was a pen-turning piece picked up at a sale table years ago (I don't do any turning). It was a dark wine-grape-must red. Splitting it on the bandsaw revealed this incredible red/orange interior, and the sanding brought all that out of course. The shop was covered with bright Pony-orange dust. Really cool. Anyone have an idea what the wood might be? The grain has some large cavities, but not lots of them. It doesn't smell strange when sanded.
I decided to go with the really skinny handle and accentuate it with wide, thin scales to give a good index in the hand, and it worked pretty well. My 3D shaping skills need shaping up, tho, it would really benefit from a more masterful touch on the handles.
The finish is a couple coats of Tru-Oil.
This is probably my most elegant knife so far tho its purpose is unknown.
What do you think?
Thanks for looking,
-Daizee
This knife started as scrap from a piece of O1 leftover from cutting out two other knives. What do you do when the scraps are more compelling than your own designs?
The profile is 99% the original scrap, obviously with some cleanup. It's 1/8" O1, ground on my little 1x42. The blade is about 3.5" long. Except for a little better polishing needed in the plunge (my techniques need improvement... or my grinding...), I'm fairly pleased with the finish.
The wood was a pen-turning piece picked up at a sale table years ago (I don't do any turning). It was a dark wine-grape-must red. Splitting it on the bandsaw revealed this incredible red/orange interior, and the sanding brought all that out of course. The shop was covered with bright Pony-orange dust. Really cool. Anyone have an idea what the wood might be? The grain has some large cavities, but not lots of them. It doesn't smell strange when sanded.
I decided to go with the really skinny handle and accentuate it with wide, thin scales to give a good index in the hand, and it worked pretty well. My 3D shaping skills need shaping up, tho, it would really benefit from a more masterful touch on the handles.
The finish is a couple coats of Tru-Oil.
This is probably my most elegant knife so far tho its purpose is unknown.
What do you think?
Thanks for looking,
-Daizee
Maybe bloodwood? I've had some with that coloring and texture.