Friday Evening with M-43

I agree with you observations David and thats what I do except I use Boiled Linseed Oil. No preference i just havent tried Tru oil yet:rolleyes:. Neem colors do come out nicely when highly polished. I as well have seen the colors orange, green, and yellow, and its just a complete transformation. The texture of the wood is easily stained by handling but once you seal it with oil then it remains beautiful even after much use. I think the handle on this M43 is going to be a real knock out since its already gorgeous. You never know what color will come out until your done but that is half the fun of going through the higher grits of paper (800-2000).

Now David sir...What the heck is Rottenstone? ...Ah nevermind. I found it. Its pumice based using waxed felt blocks. That sounds like a cool way to hand finish handles. I use neoprene foam sanding blocks with paper but I do like the parafin and felt block idea. I suppose you could even use cotton or jute cord saturated with the stuff to clean out the ring grooves etc. Good info! Thx David:thumbup:

Easy Cul! You can do it! The patience comes each time you change paper grits and see something new! Then you cant put it down:D
 
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ndoghouse said:
Now David sir...What the heck is Rottenstone? ...Ah nevermind. I found it. Its pumice based using waxed felt blocks. That sounds like a cool way to hand finish handles. I use neoprene foam sanding blocks with paper but I do like the parafin and felt block idea. I suppose you could even use cotton or jute cord saturated with the stuff to clean out the ring grooves etc. Good info! Thx David:thumbup: ....
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The kind I use comes in a plastic bag in powder form. I smear some on the wood with a finger, then rub it with a soft cotton cloth. The cotton absorbs the powder and turns gray.

A couple of times I went one step further and made wood mirrors, using polished bubinga for the first, and gaboon ebony for the second. It's best to do this with a very flat piece of wood. After going through the previously-described process, I did the following:

Put a little rottenstone powder in a small glass jar with a screw-on top. Shake the jar vigorously, then quickly unscrew the lid. You will see vapor rise out of the jar, essentially the finest possible form of rottenstone -- lighter than air. Capture the vapor, either by holding the wood surface or a cotton cloth over it, then rub it into the wood. You have to work fast because the vapor dissipates rapidly.

You should be able to see your face in the wood, pretty clearly depending on the lighting. Then apply whatever form of polish you prefer, tung oil compound in my case.

It's not uncommon to see wood objects that reflect their surroundings because of a relatively thick layer of shiny lacquer/varnish. This is different, as the reflections seem to come from deep inside the wood, not to mention whatever grain structure might be revealed. It's not something I'd want to do often, but it can turn a good piece off wood into a thing of beauty.
 
I mix the rottenstone in with linseed oil and make kind of a paste and then rub that mixture into the wood. The rottenstone polishes but also fills in minute little voids which in turn make a super smooth slick finish.

I seldom need to go that far on grips or knife handles, I used it a lot on rifle stocks.

Rottenstone also plays holy heck on checkering and cutting tools.
 
I know your pain chicken salad, I just graduated a couple years back and one of my roommates was an RA so I couldn't bring any of my knife collection :(
 
Spen731 said:
I know your pain chicken salad, I just graduated a couple years back and one of my roommates was an RA so I couldn't bring any of my knife collection :(
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Should have given him a Khuk for his birthday or something;)
 
cul4u01 said:
I am waiting for one too. Actually I want either a Bashpati, Chitlangi, Siru, Kobra, Gelbu, BAS, or WWII, at about 15", and a 1oz to 1" ratio. That would be my dream blade for my CQ SD usage right there. I have a 18" 24oz Bashpati right now, love it to death, but a smaller and lighter one would be even better, and deadlier....;)
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Then youd be drooling over my little 17oz villager. Planchok or planachok, holding it next to my 19oz kvluk it has the leaf shape of the sirupati. Unbelievably nimble and fast, plus it has the most ergonomic handle i own. I suggest you just send yagdu a em with the specs, she may have one laying around.
 
hawk3/21 said:
Then youd be drooling over my little 17oz villager. Planchok or planachok, holding it next to my 19oz kvluk it has the leaf shape of the sirupati. Unbelievably nimble and fast, plus it has the most ergonomic handle i own. I suggest you just send yagdu a em with the specs, she may have one laying around.
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I like to wait and see what comes up on DOTD, patience is good to have, and I also get a lot of eye candy while waiting. Sharks here know that if I want something, I'm pretty quick...:) I save my custom requests for items really special, and then auntie always comes through!
 
Yeah, thats how I got it too. Auntie had it with two kitchen knives.......wait, did you get one of those...

while in do love the rural village style, its the weight and length that keeps it in my hand so much
 
hawk3/21 said:
Yeah, thats how I got it too. Auntie had it with two kitchen knives.......wait, did you get one of those...
while in do love the rural village style, its the weight and length that keeps it in my hand so much
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That was a good snag there Hawk3! If you wouldnt have bought that Khuk I was next in line. I got the kitchen knife and Berkley got the other one. Sweet blades!
 
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