Recent content by Dacks

Where are your priorities man?:eek::eek: :p Glad you got the call back Ernie. 2thumbs

I know of Donald Bell(Bell Knives), and Peter Wile, but that's about it. Are there others I'm unaware of? I'd love to get in touch with just such a "seasoned pro", open a portal to the inner sanctum of Canadian Maritime knife making, and maybe gleen a tip or two. Any thoughts would be...

I've built a few strip canoes over the years and have used both West Systems and System Three epoxies with great results both. One product I'm interested in is System Three's "G2" epoxy.... http://www.systemthree.com/store/pc/G-2-c30.htm "G-2 is an epoxy glue for oily, acidic hardwoods...

Jerry - I hadn't heard of it either and I've only found tid bits about it on the net. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/sapodilla.html One of the most interesting and desirable of all tropical fruit trees, the sapodilla, a member of the family Sapotaceae, is now known botanically as...

.....the wood. Anyone know anything about this stuff? I've had a nice block of this wood for some time now and just cut/cleaned it up a bit(I'd post a pic if I had batteries). Lovely red/brown color, a bit of figure, and likely the heaviest, hardest wood I've ever held. Absolutely incredible...

Perfect. That's what I had thought. I've become very attracted to these and will someday have a go at making one myself. Thank you Horacio.

Horacio - Can you explain how this knife and sheath is worn? Is it placed inside a belt around your waist? Thanks.

I live in a region where the "custom" knife market is nearly non-existent..... as far as I can tell. "You do what?" "Well, that's interesting!" "I didn't know there was such a thing." Those, of course are the comments received when I explain that I make knives. This is a region with...

You could post this knife/sheath in 40 different locations....... I still wouldn't get tired of gazing at it. I just love this piece!

I believe Horacio is using a barber's electric clipper blade like this for marking:

I have been waiting so long to see how this is done. I love this style of sheath(and knife) and, in my eyes, your work represents the epitome. Thank you soooooo much for posting this.

Murph - If that's the first effort, you've done yourself proud. Should you need ideas on how to make your mistakes more visible, let me know.... I can help.

Alistair - You do some very handsome, clean work and this one is just perfect in my eyes. Please consider doing more fixed blades.

I'm in on this as well. Thanks!

I use either printer ink or India ink if I want the epoxy to retain its shiny translucence. Alternatively, for black, I've used fine ebony wood dust and coal dust to obtain a flatter, more opaque look.