Damascus, and Camel bone build...FINISH UPDATE!!!

[GTH11]

Heres some alabama damascus tapered and hollowed, gettin ready to get dresssed in some copper lined camel.
Ill round and bevel the front of the scales and completetely finish the spine of the exposed damascus and camel, with the intent that this will be my final oppurtunity to shape and finish before final etching and mount up. Once final etch is complete, ill reassemble, cut off copper corbies flush to minimize potential burn during final side shaping of scales, throw some protective tape on any exposed damascus, and proceed to slowly and carefully finish the scales.
Heres some build pics........
scale fixture with taper block;

top view of rough shape;

Side shot of initial mount up;

Enjoy;
Greg

 

[Robert Dark]

Looking good so far Greg. Keep us posted on the final results.

Robert

 

[GTH11]

Thank you Robert!
This knife is for friend and forumite Brian Ayers we did a trade for a wilton 4 wheel he picked up awhile back, anyhow i spent some time this afternoon finishing it up im happy with it, first time ive used camel bone i really like it! And the copper liners were a first for my knives, im curiously looking forward to the patina that should develop, anyhow heres some pics.....
fresh out of third and final etch...

reassembly after etch to check alignments and confirm everything is in order to move for ward with final glue and screw.....

happy i mix epoxy and do final assembly a lunch later i set up to cut excess corbies...

Then comes final shaping which is a hand full of different grits, up to 1000, then hand buff, recheck, oil, smile, sharpen, smile

Hope you enjoy the pics, this was a fun build and im sure Brian cant wait to get his hands on it!

have a great week all,
Greg

 

[GTH11]

heres some more pics..

and another..

one more.. enjoy

 

[Robert Dark]

Lookin' good. I would imagine that brother Ayers is gonna be a happy camper.

That copper will take care of itself over time.

Robert

 

[Frank Niro]

Looks very good !! Frank

 

[GTH11]

Hey thanks Frank!
This was an enjoyable build!
Greg

 

[Brian Ayres]

Thanks Greg!

I'm looking forward to picking it up!

I like the camel bone's warmth. That was the only set I picked up at OKCA in April. I now wish I had picked up several sets.

The best part of the trade for that Wilton was knowing that all those OLD 2"x72" belts that came with it slapped YOU when they broke!!

 

[PT Doc]

The movement in the blade is great.

 

[Danbo]

Very nice knife. One minor critique, if I may. Why not line the thonghole?

 

[GTH11]

Thanks guys!

Brian, i had almost forgot about that! But i got good enough to hear it coming though and i couldnt let those belts at least die noble death!!:thumbup:

Danbo, complete oversight.. when i chamfered it i asked myself the same thing???

Greg

 

[jonnymac44]

Greg, I'm really liking that butterscotch colored bone with the copper. Really cool combo buddy!:thumbup:

I really like the simple way you've solved drilling your tapered tangs. Good looking setup.