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butcher_block

butcher_block

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so as i am workingon this blade i have come to hate grinding it and i have not even got to hand sanding
the blade is cpm10v and kills belts in a matter of a few pases and even rynowet sand paper is a joke
the plan was to do a hand sanded finish with the mammoth but as i keep going up in grits i am thinking that hand sanding is out

so what say the collectors/high end users
nice belt finish and ivory
nice belt finish and ironwood
have it bead blasted and blued with ether scale
but my big boy pants on and hand sand thei pig and do the ivory

please help
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after looking at the ivoy thread i think that the est bet is to finish this work in ironwood save that ivory for a dammy piece
 
Don't know why, but the Ironwood just looks to me to suit this piece better.
It's going to be a beauty!
 
I love ivory and that is very cool looking ivory. I only really collect ivory, but something is very brute looking about this knife and I think the wood might fit it better. This knife looks like it can chop, and wood is probably a more stable choice. If its for presentation- ivory all the way.
 
butcher_block said:
put my big boy pants on and hand sand the pig and do the ivory
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I think you answered your own question there, big boy! But I'll affirm your choice- why compromise?
:)
 
I would go with the ironwood and save the ivory for that special piece of steel.

Have you tried stones instead of paper?
 
I have to agree with the rest of the guys on this one. On that particular piece, I would definitely go with the ironwood. If you're planning on leaving a clean machine finish on it and skipping the hand-sanding, it would just make more sense in my mind to stick with the ironwood.

Save that beautiful ivory for a really nice damascus knife a little further down the road. There's certainly nothing wrong with using ivory on a knife that will see regular use(and both would look great), but I tend to use it more for my presentation grade knives due mostly to the price difference. A machine finish just BEGS the owner to go out and put a knife through the paces, cutting/chopping the hell out of everything in sight, and that's where those ironwood scales will really shine!

Personally, I would save the ivory for something that you'll be putting in all those extra hours of sanding, etching, polishing, etc into. That stuff would look REALLY nice on one of your fancier, high-end pieces. Just my thoughts :)
 
thanks guys
if the blade was not cpm10v it woudl be simple to sand out. the steel also lends itself to reall use as its a cutting monster (not a chopper tho )
 
Lorien said:
I think you answered your own question there, big boy! But I'll affirm your choice- why compromise?
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Beautiful Work.
Hand Rubbed Finish would probably double the value to a collector..
I feel your pain.. I handrubbed a couple dozen 10v blades in 2011
Never Again..
Respect.
 
well it not too late ye but since i ground it on a 3' radius platten it is a reall chalange to hand sand anyhow thenon top 10v (i did a parring knife befor to 400 grit but that was years ago )
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im at the point of marking it now and then setting up the epoxy tomorrow i can finish then im thinking abuot having a Long sheath done for it.
 
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