What's going on in your shop?

[J. Doyle]

Yeah. A local woodworker was burning it as scraps. I made a Christmas knife for his son-in-law. He brought me a “scrap” box that I cut 25 blocks out if. I think he has some more.

I've picked some crazy nice stuff out of "scrap" piles. And a few times out of my own firewood pile.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

a couple of kitchen knives going to a new home tomorrow.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Finished a Christmas order. Steel is 1084. Handles are Mississippi Black Walnut with orange and blue liners. Nickel silver and mosaic pins.

 

[J. Doyle]

Finished a Christmas order. Steel is 1084. Handles are Mississippi Black Walnut with orange and blue liners. Nickel silver and mosaic pins.

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Those are nice. That wood is sweet and those orange liners really pop.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Those are nice. That wood is sweet and those orange liners really pop.

Thank you sir! Appreciate it.

 

[Daniel Macina]

I agree that’s beautiful!

 

[Randy Lucius]

Another photo from this morning that I think turned out nice.

 

[billyO]

and then bore each one...in this case, to 7mm.

Those are awesome, Ed. How small do you think one could go with this? Do you think they could be done drinking straw size?

 

[EdCaffreyMS]

Those are awesome, Ed. How small do you think one could go with this? Do you think they could be done drinking straw size?

It COULD....but it would be a big job. These were only a tad over 3" long. The big issue would be having to bore out a much longer section... you'd run into issues with longer drills bit deflecting as they bore. It would also mean dealing with thinning the wall down enough to make it a practical drinking straw.... again, turning without getting too much deflection over the length. So, yeah, it very likely could be done, I just think it would be far more trouble them it's worth.

 

[billyO]

Thanks for the reply, Ed.

The big issue would be having to bore out a much longer section...

That was one of my concerns, but I have no experience with using a lathe, which is why I asked.
Over the night, I also decided that keeping them rust-free on the inside could be an issue, and until I learn/get comfortable with either stainless damascus or timascus, that this isn't as good an idea as I originally thought.

 

[Randy Lucius]

The Christmas order list is getting closer to the end. This one is Alabama Damascus and Mississippi Black Walnut. It’s a small everyday carry.

 

[Abbott]

The Christmas order list is getting closer to the end. This one is Alabama Damascus and Mississippi Black Walnut. It’s a small everyday carry.
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Beautiful.

 

[1Zach1]

Back from heat treat, now the real work begins.

 

[Daniel Macina]

Sneak peak of this lacewood

 

[scherf68]

Just finished this cleaver type object for a friend. 5160 stock removal with some fake patina via angle grinder, hammer and whatever else in shop that did damage prior to heat-treat. Stabilized maple dyed pink and G10 pins for the handle.

 

[Jesse Latham]

Sneak peak of this lacewood

That looks a lot like Hawaiian silky oak dyed blue. Pretty stuff I'd like more.

 

[tkroenlein]

I made a wrought iron bottle opener with hedge scales. Wrought was pretty hard to work in the real thin sections.

 

[EdCaffreyMS]

Gona do a bit of forging before Christmas! These are mosaic billets.... that will get opened up, then forged into blades.

 

[Daniel Macina]

Got this Lacewood/stainless hunter finished.

 

[Jon Buescher]

So my wife was paying attention to my ramblings this year! Look what she did!