Fancy Schmancy redwood

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mgordon

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8a steel
40's redwood burl
this is my first attempt at a "makers mark" I need to get one that I like so far I have had no luck. This one just has my last name. The script font is one a guy at work did so I decided to humor him and stick it on it.

I should have cleaned the knife better prior to pictures. The camera is my biggest critic, it shows everything.

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MG
 
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You are right about the wood! It is fancy. The knife looks to be real comfy in the hand! Does the sheath have a welt? It is hard to tell from the pics, but it does not look like it. If not - be careful!
 
It does not have a welt. I got ahead of myself and left it out. Lesson learned. I guess I know what I will be doing tonight.

MG
 
Very nice.
I bought some of that Redwood as well. How did you prepare and finish it?
It turned out beautifully.


Thanks,
Dave
 
Sanded to 400 grit
it had a lot small pits in it so at this point so I tried somethind different. I massaged in rubber/contact cement and let it dry. Once that dried I sanded it down to 600 leaving the cement in the voids only. For the final step I applied an oil finish (2parts tung oil 1 part boiled linseed).

MG
 
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