Wayne Bensinger
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Very nice knives and wood, you'll be making a lot of knives too use up all that stock!
Wayne
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What's going on in your shop?
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JoshOpelCustomKnives
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Thank you! Ya I'm a little overloaded at the moment lol. It's too dang fun finding wood though.
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Justin Presson
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Josh I dig the knives and some nice looking wood!
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JoshOpelCustomKnives
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Thanks guys. I'm really enjoying finding and processing the wood. My wife got herself set up to use cactus juice. It's pretty fun to have a whole new side project that she's really gotten into.
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JeremyBartlett
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Just finished this one up, need to get a sheath made and it's done! Forged W2, green and black g10 liners, stonewashed finish, curly koa and a tapered tang.
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Ty Adams
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Picked up a new quench tank while in Utah. I have been looking for one of these that didn't cost $50. Found it at an Ace hardware for $18.
Blanked out some hunters, and a bird and trout this afternoon. The 2 on the left are 1075 and will have a hamon. The 4 on the right are out of 1084.
I am not going to lie. I'm tiered of making these hunters. Once these are done it will be time to move on to new things.
Blanked out some hunters, and a bird and trout this afternoon. The 2 on the left are 1075 and will have a hamon. The 4 on the right are out of 1084.
I am not going to lie. I'm tiered of making these hunters. Once these are done it will be time to move on to new things.
Justin Presson
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Here is the latest finished knife, at this pace I should finish 3 this year...LOL
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Ty Adams
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Here is the latest finished knife, at this pace I should be able to make 3 knives this year...LOL
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Justin that knife looks great. The hamon looks good. What kind of handle material is it? I am usually not a huge fan of man made material. But those scales look great.
Justin Presson
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Natural Micarta
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JoshOpelCustomKnives
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Justin that's a beautiful setup! I got some finished up the last few days. First is a 6" fillet in 0.070 aeb-l and hybrid scales.
Next is an 8 1/2" fillet in 0.070 aeb-l and curly, spalted maple burl sourced locally and stabilized in cactus juice by my wife.
Lastly I re-handled a kitchen knife in white oak stabilized in house with a blue/green ctek inlay and orange g10 liners and spacers.
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Next is an 8 1/2" fillet in 0.070 aeb-l and curly, spalted maple burl sourced locally and stabilized in cactus juice by my wife.
Lastly I re-handled a kitchen knife in white oak stabilized in house with a blue/green ctek inlay and orange g10 liners and spacers.
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Motor City Mike
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Added a 3 axis DRO's to my mini mill.
I've been wanting to do this since I got it. Shouldn't have waited so long. Best upgrade I've made yet.
I checked them against my Interapid dial indicator and they are right on. Plenty good enough for what I need.
It took a bit more work than I anticipated. Some fabricating, plenty of drilling and tapping and LOTS of making sure everything is square and parallel.
Not bad for about $125
I've been wanting to do this since I got it. Shouldn't have waited so long. Best upgrade I've made yet.
I checked them against my Interapid dial indicator and they are right on. Plenty good enough for what I need.
It took a bit more work than I anticipated. Some fabricating, plenty of drilling and tapping and LOTS of making sure everything is square and parallel.
Not bad for about $125
Entropy762
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Ty Adams
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Getting ready to tape these guys up and start shaping. Sorry for the Acetone smears. I don't worry about getting them much cleaner until they are finished. Handle from top to bottom. African Blackwood, Koa, Curly Maple, and some Walnut that I can't wait to see finished.
We'll see how much I get done tonight.
We'll see how much I get done tonight.
John Wilson
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really great looking knives, Ty. I have had the same issue with walnut. The stuff is rock hard but will absorb it's weight in oil. I went searching for tips and tricks and discovered that this is a known characteristic of walnut and gun stock makers who do a lot of walnut seal it first. I gave that a shot and it really did simplify the finishing process greatly. I used Birchwood Casey "Sealer and Filler" first. Sand back to bare wood, then TruOil. Really helped me get a smooth finish without needing all 834 coats of oil I had been doing previously.