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I pretty sure I'm about to drop this in the mail. I decided to send it Peters and not risk making a mess of it. My one brick kiln is still WIP I couln't get the temp as high as I wanted thought I could get away with a standard benzomatic tip rather than the recommended JTH7 but it wouldn't cut it.

The scales are not the one I'm going to use I whipped these up to help decide what route I'd go for determining the shape. I made a set of slave pins nylon with the plan to make the permanent pins from some white nylon. I found some black ebony actually an un-grooved guitar finger board 5/32 thick so with a .040" thick copper liner the finished the finished assembly will be .477 just ounder a half inch think. These are 1/2" and feel good.

The blade is such a pain in the butt to photograph with the reflection it looks like the tip has 2 different lines but it's a smooth transition Im pleased. The choils are actually symmetrical but dont look quite like they should in the pic. The ridge came out distinct more so than the pics shows and both side very symmetrical. Right now the finish is at 1000 grit so the final polish should go well. The surface profiles came out nicely graduated with no interruptions. A lesson learned...Use the same size file on both side of the blade. A 10" long 2nd cut bastard cuts differently than a 12" I switched and had to go back and redo side 1 (used a 10" the first time) to match side 2" (I used used a 12"). The draw using 2 different size (Lengths) files directly affect the surface profile and the ridge was not as defined and not symmetrical with the 10" the 12" leaves a nice crisp line. It took a liitle longer having to redo it. I like draw filing, good thing, its therapeutic and not recommended if you have your eye on the clock for sure.

Peter said about 7 day turn around. I havent received the ebony yet and still have to cut the liners out.


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very nice knife overall. Sunshadow said it, though. the handle needs to be significantly more curved.
 
You could round the back of the handle or even give it some angles like a coffin.

Something like this maybe?

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Ive created 3 different patterns for the handle. I'd like to add a little more taper like the long end of a coffin with a radiused butt. I agree its not quite there. Gotta resist "too much" There is actually more wood to come off that will show it narrowing down more than shows now.

Geek sent me a beautiful set of maple scales that Im am reluctant to cut yet. I want to be sure all is well when it comes back from heat treat. I see this one in a very dark wood and sure don;t want to change the color of the maple, they are really nice as is and may use them on the next one. Im probably going to go with the black ebony. With the final polish the contrast should be nice, Im hopin , appreciating all the suggestions.
 
I agree with holding off on the maple. I think I will be trying some nice quilted on a hunter I have going, but it just wouldn't fit this knife...
 
Take some scrap wood and start with a block the shape you currently have, that is your starting shape, then stick a file or something else you will use a lot in it, and start using it hard. Round off the corners and anything that creates a "hot spot" that will make a blister if you continue until you have a shape that "indexes" in your hand (you know without looking when you pick it up exactly what orientation you are holding it in) and is comfortable to use all day, then clean that shape up do it looks good and that is your handle design

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sunshadow said:
Take some scrap wood and start with a block the shape you currently have, that is your starting shape, then stick a file or something else you will use a lot in it, and start using it hard. Round off the corners and anything that creates a "hot spot" that will make a blister if you continue until you have a shape that "indexes" in your hand (you know without looking when you pick it up exactly what orientation you are holding it in) and is comfortable to use all day, then clean that shape up do it looks good and that is your handle design

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Sounds like a really good method that would be applied to making most good handles. Great tip.
 
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