Sometimes It's Nice To Make Something For Yourself.
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Kevin Zito
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Love it! The blade shape is very nice.Would that be considered a bird and trout?
DanF
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That was my thought KZ. I made this one plunge less to see how differently it would perform.
Randy Lucius
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Nice knife. Every time I make “one for myself” I end up giving it away.
Doug Lester
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Yes, but then you can make another for yourself. It works out.
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Sean Jones
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That's really nice.
Mark Barone
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NIce, what do you use to get the nice wood finish?
DanF
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The DIW is a naturally oily wood. That set of scales is sanded to 1000 grit then repeatedly hand-rubbed to impart the oils on your hands onto it and then repeatedly giving it a shoeshine buff until you get the desired sheen. You don't have to rub on hands as DIW will shine up on it's own, but I believe it makes the process just a little faster. I have also had good results with good paste wax. Make sure your hands and buff cloth are clean also.
DanF
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Working on that later today. You messed with my head with your antler work OP, the little voices are saying, "c'mon, you have some, tryyyy iittt..., ." Darn voices!
opaul
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Please do! There is a great thread on the other forum about cutting elk antler. My pet sore sells really large pieces of elk for ~$40. Based on what I gleaned from that thread I should be able to get at least two pairs of scales from a large piece and end up with nice grain. This might be a better route to go than buying small and medium size pieces.