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- Thread starter Guy Thomas
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Good looking blade! I recently acquired some purple heart, and wondered how it would look.
Did the purple heart wood have to be stabalized?
Once again, Good Job
Did the purple heart wood have to be stabalized?
Once again, Good Job
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Looks really nice.She should be very proud of this one..
Bruce
Bruce
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Cool knife Guy, they're always really special when they're for someone close 
I'm sure she'll be proud of that one.
I really like your handle design!
Nick
I'm sure she'll be proud of that one.I really like your handle design!
Nick
RHINOKNIVES
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i like the way you relived the pinky area on the handle.very user friendly for women.
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Guy, you don't make enough knives! That's really nice; I like the handle too, and the blade. That looks emminently useful and decorative all at once. Purple heart and brass are a good combination, aren't they?
Thanks for sharing, but you know my little heart was going pitter-patter when I read the title of this thread...
Dave
Thanks for sharing, but you know my little heart was going pitter-patter when I read the title of this thread...
Dave
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I really like that....
Does it cut well for you?
Does it cut well for you?
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Thanks for the compliments guys, I haven't had a chance to test the edge holding of this knife yet, I'm still experimenting with heat treating 1084. It held up to whittling some pine boards without loosing it's shaving edge (won't be any chopping tests with this one!)However I did a batch of several knives at the same time including this one and the others have performed very well so far.
The purple heart does not need to be stabilized and I just coated it with Watco Neutral Danish oil. It actually needs to be worked down a bit and a few more coats added. I like the effect with the brass bolsters, thought it would clash at first. One thing I don't like is the bolsters made this knife heavier than I'm used to (these were my first attempt at bolsters and was pleased the pins disappeared entirely).
Dave, it's funny you said that, Juliane was wearing your neck knife and said to me "You just tell Dave we're keeping this one!" LOL
The purple heart does not need to be stabilized and I just coated it with Watco Neutral Danish oil. It actually needs to be worked down a bit and a few more coats added. I like the effect with the brass bolsters, thought it would clash at first. One thing I don't like is the bolsters made this knife heavier than I'm used to (these were my first attempt at bolsters and was pleased the pins disappeared entirely).
Dave, it's funny you said that, Juliane was wearing your neck knife and said to me "You just tell Dave we're keeping this one!" LOL
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That Juliane, she's really funny. Ha ha ha. I am laughing my self silly. She is so very very ha ha ha funny.
Ha ha ha, Juliane.
Dave
PS Hey Guy ole pal ole buddy, I hope you slipped that little beauty in the mail while that funny Juliane was sleeping, ole pal, my best buddy. Right?
DL
Ha ha ha, Juliane.
Dave
PS Hey Guy ole pal ole buddy, I hope you slipped that little beauty in the mail while that funny Juliane was sleeping, ole pal, my best buddy. Right?
DL