My Before and after Pics

blgoode

blgoode

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Well, here are a few knives before and after. A familiar pattern for you guys but thought them fun to see.
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Just before sheathing ;)
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In Progress
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Now it needs a sheath! :)
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Thanks for looking :D
 
Great pics!! It always amazes me what the end result is considering how crude the materials are when you start. I never feel like they're gonna look good in the end, but somehow everthing works out. Great job Brian. Love your style. ;)
Scott
 
I'll have to admit it, Brian. You've fostered a nice style of your own over the last year. I'm proud to have you here at ShopTalk. Well done, lad.
 
If I get cought up I'll work on new designs!!! Thanks for the complements AND most of all the encouragement!
 
I got the Cocobolo at the knifeshow last year here in NC. I dont remember who it was. I am alsmost out though :mad:
 
Very nice. I like the overall look of the knife...and the cocobola! :cool:
Good job!
~Brian
 
blgoode said:
You guys are too kind :)
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Yeah, well, that's just a prerequisite for membership in this forum. Even IG can be pleasant! (So I heard.)

It's great to see your work; those knives are just beautiful Brian. If you keep up like this I'm gonna be out of a job. ;) Oh well, I was just doing housework when I took up knifemaking, and it's still available...
 
Looking good, it's nice to see someone getting something done, man I realy need to get back in the shop! :cool:
 
Man i sure like those! i love the traditional drop point hunters. Forgive the stupidity of this question as i am new at all this, in that picture where you drilled a bunch of seemingly random holes in the handles, is this something that needs to be done prior to using epoxy on the handle? does this help the handle stay on better. im asking because im using epoxy only to hold my handles on on the knife im making (my first one). thanks!
 
For me this does 2 things.
1 - Lighten the handle so the feel of the knife is better once the extra weight of the handle is on.
2 - Gives the glue access to both sides of the scales.
What you will need to do (and please someone chime in with tips as I have never glued up handles only using glue) is somehow make sure that your slabs dont slide around when glueing up. What you may need to think about is getting some very fine brad nails that are just long enough to stick into the second slab when its clamped up. When I glued up a guitar neck I hammered the brad nails into one half of the fretboard (your slab 1 ). Position the 2 halves where you want them to line up and suqeeze them together. This will make the brads leave small holes to act as positioning points. I dont know if I explained what I mean well enough.

You should post this question in a seperate thread. Why dont you use pins?
 
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