Some recent work

[Remyrw]

Two of these are up for sale here, but I figure I'll post pics here for discussion/comment. The other one is a commissioned piece along with another blade the buyer wants to put a handle on himself.

All of these are from 1/8" 1080, after that it varies. The other commissioned blade is 3/16" 1080 and is similar to the last pic (that's the knife I made that he wanted his based on, but heftier and setup for handle scales). I don't have a good pic of it right now.

 

[Remyrw]

The mosaic pin in the pink one is stainless and copper. With all the pink around it the copper actually winds up looking pink, it's kind of nifty. The clip point/false edge is not far enough to sharpen, but the intended user will probably mostly use it for opening mail so the swedge helps thin things down to more easily slip under the flap on an envelope.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to keep light colored G10 from getting dirty easily? A particular wax or sealant? It seems like almost anything dark can get into the surface and is really tough to get out short of sanding. I've had this problem with the light green as well as the pink, and it doesn't seem to matter how fine the finish is. I've thought about the various protective wax finishes, especially since I'm using 1080 for almost all my knives. I figured I'd ask for some advice here first though.