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[ironarmknives]

Those are badass! I really like the second one; what is it made of?

those are border patol pants the knife is a border patol leaf spring bet you can't guess who ordered the knives the last one is german camo pants
the red white and blue is from a American flag thrown on the ground after the illegals marched in san diego

 

[go mike]

YES! Please wear a respirator, eye protection and employ good ventilation when sanding anything. OK, maybe you can get by without eye protection if sanding by hand.

I still want to see some mycarta made of old cammies... don't make me do it myself, I have too many irons in the fire as it is

Thanks for that warning! Glad I asked, instead of jumping the gun. (I've learned a lot about patience before starting stuff through these forums)

 

[fod]

Not sure if this counts, but here it is.

I just received some Todd Combs blue-glow burlap (it glows in the dark!). I inlayed some desert ironwood. It's not finished yet, but it's getting there. This is my first time working with synthetic handle material.

Phillip

Thanks for posting that one. Looks Cool! Can't wait to see the whole set!

Here is a few more that My customers and I have done up

A blue and purple linen that David Farmer used for a customer:

Some glow yarn composite I traded for my website (thanks to Rob aka Centerfinger), that went to Landi to put on knives
Same amounts and types of glow dust in these, only the yarn color has changed:

Some by Joel Bolden using my stuff:

A Chris Moss (knifemaker87) Tanto I mounted using some carbon fiber and silk laminate:

A two piece kitchen set made from brown and natural canvas:

Fiberglass in custom colors:

My Nephews Lone Wolf Lobo I put new "dragons breath" scales on:

Thanks for looking!

If you do not want to go thru the mess and trouble of making your own, drop me and email and I will be happy to discuss your needs.

I can usually make and ship within a week

 

[fod]

A few more:

Glow bugger by Del Ealy:

Neckers by Tito:

CF Burl with silver twill twist:

Carbon Sgain Dubh:

 

[James_Terrio]

Jeepers, fod, you make some cool stuff. email inbound.

 

[fod]

Why thank you James! Email back at ya in a bit

 

[Mark Basford]

An army surplus blanket, soaked in epoxy, layered between 1/4" plates covered with wax paper and C-clamped until dry.

Pink craft paper, soaked in epoxy, layered between 1/4" plates covered with wax paper and C-clamped until dry.

Torn green and brown linen textured paper soaked in epoxy, placed in a frame just larger than the 1/4" plates covered with wax paper and C-clamped until dry. This method resulted in too many air pockets that have to be filled in finishing.

After the issues with pin holes, air pocket etc. I started using a vacuum to remove and much air as possible; this allowed for torn and even shreaded blocks without issues.

After all of the experimenting, I know that I can produce a quality product, but the time and expense of making it is not worth me trying to make a phenolic that similar to mass produced colors and textures. I'll just buy those.

But until they make purple and gold for the LSU fans, I'll keep making my own.

 

[galadduin]

wow, this is awesome....

 

[ironarmknives]

heres one camo

 

[supasuprab0b]

THat glow in the dark stuff is amazing.

 

[James_Terrio]

Thanks for those pics, ironarms. The camo looks pretty cool.

 

[firebert]

Here's the micarta in action. This one is the paring knife handle.

Phillip

 

[Tinbasher]

I scaled this Busse D2 dagger with my home made Denim.

 

[jim moyer]

Thanks for the info Butch

 

[fod]

Here's the micarta in action. This one is the paring knife handle.

Phillip

Dang Phillip, that looks sweet! Great Job, I cannot wait to see the rest of the set.:thumbup: I might need to make up more so you can make a knife block too

Please let me know how you took that pic, I can never get them to look that good