Finished It

[Michael J. Spangler]

ok this is that knife with the stupid useless buffalo horn handle (all 3 sets that didn't work) i went with some of my stabilized black maple burl
turned out pretty nice. i'm happy with it. let me know what you think

 

[OldPhysics]

In my humble opinion, that turned out very well. Nice, smooth lines well accentuated by the handle. Something to be proud of...

 

[deker]

Very nice Mike. Personally I think that looks beter than horn would anyways. :thumbup:

-d

 

[Michael J. Spangler]

thanks guys.

yeah horn is nice. but i like this burl a lot more.
next time someone wants horn i'll talk em into to black paper micarta

 

[fitzo]

Cool! Now, finally, it's a nice knife!:thumbup:

 

[Dan Pierson]

Yep, very nice indeed Mike.

 

[Raymond Richard]

Looks good to me! Since I know your into cooking is that going to be the intended use for this knife?

 

[GibsonFan]

Very nice, I'm always in favor of maple burl. Did you make the mosaic pins yourself?

 

[Allan Molstad]

Michael,
Have you ever taken photos of each step along the way to a finished handle?

 

[blgoode]

oh yeah. Much better than horn to me Very cool!!! :thumbup:

 

[JCaswell]

:thumbup: Yup, buffalo horn=headaches much of the time, and to me doesn't look as nice as that maple you used:thumbup:

Nice knife!

 

[T Blade]

:thumbup: Very nice indeed, Mike. Yup, that burl looks real nice, do you have any for sale?

What are the specs on the rest of the knife, length, thickness, blade material, finish? Curious minds want to know

Larry T

 

[Bill Vining]

Sweet knife there Mike.

You've got to make a few more that bend in the middle. Saw pics of your first folder and I really liked it.

Bill

 

[Jay Mulcahy]

Looking good Mike! That black burl is much nicer than horn. I'm finishing up a Nessmuck with that caramel burl I got from you and the colors are great. This last batch of burl you have is super!

 

[jdm61]

Wood RULES!!!!! I received 2 setsof horn scales LAST Chrtistmas....one impala looking set and one of asian ram. Both of them are stick languishingin my sotrage cabinet. The wood has really been giving them a lot of grief too. You know how mean Cocobolo can be....all that teasing

 

[RLS]

Mike, Great looking knife and that black burl is really nice.

 

[novaflare]

Nice simple clean lines. And guess what i like in a knife for a user? heheh

 

[KnifeHead]

Beautiful Knife.:thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[mdoyle]

Glad you put your demond to bed! Nice job! I had one I rehandled 3 times as well. I'm sure glad it's gone!
Matt Doyle

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Michael, I can't tell you how impressed I am. It seems like every time you post, your skills have improved by leaps and bounds!

Wow, man...