You know how I use the bent pins to pin the sides and blade/spring into place .... then I can grind around the outside and polish, etc.

The knife, in this condition; looks about 75 % of what it will be. You can envision then.

Dealing with the handle material took a bit longer than anticipated. It's new to me. Neat stuff though.

Hang on ..,, pic coming.

Gary



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8:32pm!!! Hah!!!!

Ok. Here's what I have. It's the Base CampFormat. Slightly upgraded.

For a working knife, this Wharncliff Blade shape is just the best. Now, this one has a front drum bearing and it has THE VERY FIRST of my HOME SPUN PETRIFIED WOOD!!!!!

I really like it. And .... I think it's perfect that it is SPALTED SOUTHERN LIVE OAK. It's a really unique appearance

The blade, and entire knife - will be completed to a Satin finish.

I'll have it for Sale Tomorrow. AND .... Right now - in various stages, I have 3 of these Knives!

What do you think Guys? (Everybody here knows the term "Guys" refers to anyone comfortable sitting on the Shop's front porch!).

Gary



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Love it Gary, Nice beefy profile. One of these days if i can finish the other purchase....... Feels like i'm missing out.

Gary
I could see myself whittling on the shop porch with that for hours . The wood turned out great . Even the edges of the scales have a beautiful spalted grain to them . You might have a future in the knife thing . Hehe

Thanks
Kurt

Hi Kurt

Thks.

I'll round over the edges. That grain will become part of the face frame. Neat stuff.

People don't whittle enough anymore. Ha

Gary

Hey Gary,
That is gorgeous. I really like it. Thanks for sharing.
Jeff

Guys. In the pic where the knife is closed and headed left .... the knife is elevated on the trial pins. That gives a false perspective to the relationship between knife and ruler. The knife is pocket size, not belt size.

Gary

Great use of the local materials!! You probably tripped over it , picked it up and recognized what it could become! The rest of us would have put it on the burn pile!
Another great knife and beautiful example of what you can do with Spalted wood .

Thanks, Bob

Thanks Bob,

Close. I went looking for it. But I've done plenty of tripping around here too. I need to make some thorn vine handles! Hummmmmm

This is a neat material. It has to be cut .... THEN in a moist hot condition .... but not too much. Then caught at the right time. THEN dried without cracking up. THEN stabalized. Have to see how repeatable my toe is for tripping over the good stuff!

Thanks for commenting!
Gary

Base camp hmmm
Sounds like a workin knife .
Some of my favorite Barnes knifes I have given names too. I'm not sure Gary since you updated this if it's still a proper name . I am SUPER impressed with the way the oak polished up after stabilizing. It doesn't even feel like wood but it's very comfortable in my hand .
I'm thinking I'll make a holster for my phone from garment leather with a side pocket for my Base Camp knife. So how much MORE of that spalted oak you have left ?? I'm thinking maybe a cleaver for base camp kitchen.
Anyways I can't wait to see what else come from your vacuum chamber . I'm very impressed that you can get such a polish on the finished wood !

BTW
How much for the drawing of the engraving before you did the metal?
It's really amazing you can grind two different types of material seamlessly. I'd think it would grab when you get to soft non- ferrous from spring and back .

Thanks
Kurt

Hi Kurt,

I'll send you the drawing. You mind if I make a photocopy first? Hehe.

What's the title of the post where it's pictured. I can't find the pic posted ....

Real glad you like the knife. It deserved a good home. It's funny. For 43 years people have been telling me that my work looks sooooooo far beyond what they saw in pictures. AND, they've always said I took great pics to boot. But, still ... if I make something that is just a little bit outside what people are familiar with .... they're pretty sure I've done something dumb there. Like that Wharncliff blade or a Barlow's clipped blade. Whooooh there Cow poke .... that's not the drop point we've all agreed on for the last forty years. Haha.

I'm glad you like it Kurt.



Gary

Gary
Of course the post is under " DETAILS "
I can't wait to carry it to work . There's a number of reasons to have that blade style which is my first and only sheep foot .


1: easy to sharpen !

Thanks
Kurt