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I was watching Path of Fire on You Tube and the lady who runs it actually stabilized a piece of lump charcoal. I don't know if she is fixing to go forward with it but she thinks it's solid enough to make a handle with. Of course I imagine that the block ended up being more cured resin than...

You also might ask yourself why you need to stabilize wood. Granted there are some woods that do need to be stabilized to make good knife handles but there are knives that have been around for decades with ordinary hickory handles. There are also some wood that are about as stable as they get...

It's nice seeing the best of the best. Thanks for posting. Doug

If you like a deep russet color with some chatoyance you'll love it plus there's no reason to stabilize it. Down side is that sanding it on a grinder puts a fine yellow dust all over your shop. I'd recommend hand tools, but then, I always recommend hand tool for shaping and finishing handles...

I don't know if all wood oxidizes to some degree but the one that I've found that will oxidize the most is North American Osage Orange. Doug

That's a great looking knife. Hope you do well on your JS exam. Doug

Yes, that looks a lot better seeing you hold it in your hand. Doug

The blade and the handle look great but isn't that quillion that is bent towards the pommel a little close to the handle? Does it interfere with the grip. Doug

Simple but elegant. Doug

Hi back and welcome aboard. Got any pictures of your work you can post? Doug

Very nicely done. What was the alloy? Doug

May God bless and keep him. Doug

EDM stones come in various hardnesses as well ad different grits. Some of the softer stones in courser grits can conform to the shape of the blade rather quickly. I have some down in the basement somewhere and I don't use them anymore. Doug

On the first picture with the four knives. How do they feel in the hand? Except for possibly the top one it looks like the handles are a little small. Doug

Another thing that can work to match the cement on the opposite is to turn the blade over a mirror and use the reflected pattern to match the pattern on the other side of the blade. Doug

That looks like it will do a nice job on the veggies. Good work. Doug

I like the jig. I use a short length of angle iron with C-clamp to apply the counter bend and how many ever cent pieces I need on the ends to set the degree of bend that I need, but like I said, I really do like the jig. Doug

Everything just flows together just right. Congratulations. Doug

Any day above ground may not be a good day but it at least gives you a running start. ;) Doug

Ya, I've probably gotten more wood from them than I will ever need for handles. Doug