GEC #77 Medium Barlow Impressions

BigBiscuit said:
Well Lemmy threw "Caution" to the wind so I figured, why not. I followed suit. :D
I had already filed the kick down. I really like this mod. Much more pinchable and as Lemmy stated previously, the ring finger just drops right in to give a better grip.
Not the best pics. I'll try to get some better ones tomorrow in the light of day. Thanks for the inspiration Lemmy. :thumbup:
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Yep... a new fad has arrived. I will follow suit soon!
 
Excellent work fellas! It's really tempting to try that on mine. How'd the bone hold up? Any unexpected issues?
 
bleh said:
Excellent work fellas! It's really tempting to try that on mine. How'd the bone hold up? Any unexpected issues?
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No issues. It started to get a little hot so I went slow and gave it a little douse of cutting oil. I then hit the burrs inside the liners with a thin Arkansas Stone.
 
My last two to show.
The Autumn Antique Bone came out better than I ever could have anticipated.
-love the Blackwood mod-
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greg
 
OK, Lemmy started an EO frenzy!!! I've done this before on a few knives and love the effect. I was blown away with Lemmy's earlier transformation:thumbup:

Then I saw Bob's Old Tan Bone. I was on the fence to sell my Old Tan Bone so it immediately became the candidate to do it to:cool:

I used the 60grit Dremel Drum and ended with the 120 grit drum, then went from 600 progressively up to 1500 grit to finish it off:thumbup: I radiused the outside edges and may do additional work tomorrow but for knowI really like it:thumbup:

We used to own a Furniture store years ago and I've save the wood touch up markers for my Handyman business---so when all was done I hit the white part of the bone with a warm wood tone the blended it rather well:)

Excuse the POOR pictures but conveys the almost final poduct;):cool:

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Shot of the EO once hit with the warm wood stain marker:thumbup:

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In hand pictures---the pinkie finger fits naturally;)

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Open Shot...

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The Case Sheepfoot I converted a few weeks back---just sold it last week:o

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THANKS LEMMY for the kick in the pants buddy:thumbup: I love this Old Tan so much more now---will my Old Red be next???
 
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Nice job Paul. That's a good idea on the stain sticks. I have some around so I'll give that a try. I was contemplating on what to do about that. I also plan on cleaning up my edges a bit more tomorrow when I'm more focused. :thumbup:
 
BigBiscuit said:
Nice job Paul. That's a good idea on the stain sticks. I have some around so I'll give that a try. I was contemplating on what to do about that. I also plan on cleaning up my edges a bit more tomorrow when I'm more focused. :thumbup:
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Thanks Bob---I reciprocate compliment wise as I felt your Old Tan looked very natural with the EO---Lemmy Lemmy Lemmy, it's alive!!!! look at the Monsters you've created:D:p
 
Very professional looking work on these EO's guys. How did you figure out the depth and radius of the EO ? Then once figured out, did you mark it on the handle with a pencil or marker of some type ?
If i tried this i'm afraid i would not get a perfect even curve. So what's the advice for getting it so perfectly even ?
kj
 
kootenay joe said:
Very professional looking work on these EO's guys. How did you figure out the depth and radius of the EO ? Then once figured out, did you mark it on the handle with a pencil or marker of some type ?
If i tried this i'm afraid i would not get a perfect even curve. So what's the advice for getting it so perfectly even ?
kj
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I have a vertical drum sander so I chose a spindle diameter that looked to be about the same radius as a couple of old knives that had a factory EO cut. Marked out the approximate depth and sanded it until it looked right. I gauged the depth based on the blade edge depth keeping the cutout just higher than the blade edge. You want everything to be stationary with a good solid flat surface to rest the knife on while working it into the sanding or Dremel drum. I laid heavy paper and taped it onto my work table so as not to scratch the covers.
 
KJ, I don't have a vertical drum sander as Bob mentioned but like Lemmy I used a Dremel, the sanding drum attachment is almost the perfect size of the EO notch.I rock it a little bit so it's just a bit bigger then the drum sander attachment:thumbup:

I actually traced the notch from another knife I own with an EO notch for a template.

I then finished with 600 wet/dry sandpaper and progressed up to 1500 grit to radius the edges a bit. I have some touch up (stain) markers from when we owned a Family Furniture store and hit the white of the bone to mellow it somewhat. I like the result so I covered the entire bone covers. To me the "Old Tan" was to YELLOW?

I like it MUCH better the color I ended up with now:thumbup:

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Thanks for these EO making details. I have the Clip blade and having taken a closer look i don't think an EO notch would suit this knife and because the clip slopes downward quite a bit, it still might not be pinchable.
But, for the guys with the Sheepsfoot blade you could open up an EO Notching business.
I wonder if after seeing your results Mike might order a run of the Sheepsfoot with an EO notch because it really does look like it belongs there.
kj
 
paulhilborn said:
...I have some touch up (stain) markers from when we owned a Family Furniture store and hit the white of the bone to mellow it somewhat. I like the result so I covered the entire bone covers. To me the "Old Tan" was to YELLOW?

I like it MUCH better the color I ended up with now:thumbup:

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Darkened covers with EO notch...

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Paul, I love what you did with the color! Will it be permanent? Or will it rub off with time? I agree, the Old Tan really was New Yellow. I really like your burnt yellow!
 
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