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Title: Made the wife a knife
Post by: pappy on June 17, 2016, 07:19:53 PM
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/pappyscalls/IMG_0036_zps5dzzqxah.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/pappyscalls/media/IMG_0036_zps5dzzqxah.jpg.html)(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/pappyscalls/IMG_0039_zps4y4gkgff.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/pappyscalls/media/IMG_0039_zps4y4gkgff.jpg.html)
I had bought a Mosaic Damascus Billet the other day with full intentions of making another Arkansas Toothpick but when I started drawing it out, a lil' voice said to make this instead. It is a Chef's Knife  12" in length with a 5-1/2" blade she is not much on heavy knives, so after the initial shaping I had to take off another hunk of meat on either side to thin it down and make it lighter for her. It was originally hollow grounded but after I took the extra weight off now it is a combo straight and hollow ground. Look closely and you'll see the p[patterning... I am not going to acid etch this one as she likes the way it is so i polished it to 1200 grit and the used jeweler's polish to finish it off and applied some restoration & protection wax...the handles are snakewood with holly spacers...she loves it!
Title: Re: Made the wife a knife
Post by: outdoors on June 17, 2016, 07:50:56 PM
          WOW WHAT A GENTLEMAN 
     WOW WHAT A SHARP LOOKING KNIFE
Title: Made the wife a knife
Post by: Dr Juice on June 17, 2016, 08:37:41 PM
That's a beauty Pappy. She's a lucky gal.


All The Way!
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Post by: Jim K on June 17, 2016, 08:51:21 PM
That snake wood makes a really sharp looking knife. Good job.
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Post by: SinGin on June 17, 2016, 10:28:53 PM
Looks nice although is making your wife a sharp pointed piece of metal to stab with such a good idea? I know I ain't making my wife no knife :OGani:
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Post by: dejake on June 18, 2016, 04:29:24 AM
You, sir, are a craftsman.
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Post by: vaturkey on June 18, 2016, 10:26:48 AM

Well Done Pappy !  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: birddogdoc on June 18, 2016, 10:31:20 AM
Nice!
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Post by: crow on June 19, 2016, 08:43:24 PM
very nice job, that is a good practical working design
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Post by: jonathan creason on June 20, 2016, 10:10:10 AM
That's a very handy looking kitchen knife.  I'd love to see some pics down the line of that pattern after a patina starts to develop. 
Title: Re: Made the wife a knife
Post by: pappy on June 20, 2016, 07:47:17 PM
Quote from: jonathan creason on June 20, 2016, 10:10:10 AM
That's a very handy looking kitchen knife.  I'd love to see some pics down the line of that pattern after a patina starts to develop.
as a polished and waxed finish is on this one it won't come out like one that is etched. (http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/pappyscalls/mosaicd_zpspj3vvuhf.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/pappyscalls/media/mosaicd_zpspj3vvuhf.jpg.html) this is what it looked like prior to making the knife
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Post by: Fatbeard on June 21, 2016, 11:31:54 PM
That snakewood is beautiful
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Post by: owlhoot on June 22, 2016, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: SinGin on June 17, 2016, 10:28:53 PM
Looks nice although is making your wife a sharp pointed piece of metal to stab with such a good idea? I know I ain't making my wife no knife :OGani:
:lol:
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Post by: laker on June 28, 2016, 08:45:05 AM
Nice Work!
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Post by: pappy on July 06, 2016, 03:34:41 PM
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/pappyscalls/IMG_0015_zpsqieyttxz.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/pappyscalls/media/IMG_0015_zpsqieyttxz.jpg.html)
Made me one too......
Title: Re: Made the wife a knife
Post by: outdoors on July 06, 2016, 03:57:52 PM
 :jackson: