Getting there...

[Rowanwood]

Kay, I think I'm finally starting to get it.

Ipe and 0-1 with copper. Shaving sharp.

Still rough, but getting there.

 

[tryppyr]

Yep. Looks good. Congratulations. Going to make a sheath for it?

 

[SBuzek]

Nice lookin knife.Keep at it.:thumbup:
Stan

 

[Justin King]

Looks like it came together nicely!

 

[lonepine]

Kay, I think I'm finally starting to get it.

Yes, I do believe you are. Good job.

What sort of lessons did this one teach you?

- Paul Meske

 

[Fiddleback]

Its pretty. Is that a convex grind?

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

what are you trying to get?? looks like you got there to me

how many blades did it take you to get this far..??

 

[Phydeaux]

Nice lookin' knife!

How did you finish the ipe? I made some replacement scales for a Kershaw folder. I sanded the ipe to 600 wet/dry paper with water as the lubricant. Added a coat or two of Carnuba floor wax and buffed it. Came out nice.

Ric

 

[Rowanwood]

The ipe is sanded to 400 and then several coats of linseed oil. I'm trying to get the details perfect, such as polishing, etc. Also I need to work on making sheaths. You can't see in the photos, but there are still scratches right by the plunge and scale on the flat of the blade. It is flat ground on my 4x36 belt sander. Thank you all for your encouragement.

 

[edge-holder]

I like it! Nice, functional knife. It looks like something a mountain man would use to skin a bear

 

[jonnymac44]

I like it. Hope you keep at it and show us more soon!