Recent content by echoashtoreth

Desert Ironwood and Texas Ebony. Lignum Vitae as an honorable mention... if it played well w/epoxy it would be my fave!

All - after all the wonderful ideas, I have a blade in the works using Birdseye maple (white) veneer as the spacer, tx ebony handles and chevron mosaic spacer at the bolster. So far she's looking mighty fine! I will send pics when finished. Thanks again!

Hi All, A co-worker wants me to re-handle his Buck 119... It appears to be a new-ish version - no visible pins, etc... Has anyone tried this? (taking off existing handle and replacing with a custom) Thought is prudent to run this by the forum before I hit the point of no return. Thanks...

Thanks for all the great replies and food for thought!!! I have thought about moisture (affecting the veneer and penetrating) and was planning to either hit it with thin CA or a wood hardener (kinda figured the epoxy wont penetrate though it should be enough to seal - can't be too careful)...

Hi All, I am just a beginner now but am partial to working with wood... that said, some of my favorites (high resin) don't play well w/epoxy. and I don't love the pastel colored fiber spacer material that is standard on the market... Has anyone ever utilized hardwood veneer as spacer...

Hi All, Another newbie from TX.... started making knives about a year ago in the "50$ Knife shop" way (except it was a 27$ HFreight belt sander) :).... hoping to learn from the Big Dogs so hope you are all open to sharing advice... I'm pretty hard-headed but constantly learning the...