finally used this blank

[rustix]

i was going to post a picture of a knife blank that I've had for 4 years and finally decided to nip into the shed and do something with it about an hour went by and this is the result ! ... trying to put a picture on here is more complicated neuro surgery!...will attempt later on tonight!,....not sure but think this might link you to my facebook page?....https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=332804316837065&l=2016f800d4

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice love the rippled effect

 

[WULF]

I like that alot.The copper IMO looks so much better than brass.

 

[rustix]

ahh so you can see it then? the rippled effect fits my fingers!....love copper most of the stuff I make is with copper,wood or steel

 

[Niels]

That's a nice knife!

 

[sycamour]

very nice, like the shaped handle a lot.

 

[Dean]

That is a nice knife you got yourself there.

 

[Mafro]

That's cracking. How does the handle shape feel in a multitude of holds?

 

[rustix]

personally for me it performs better than the woodlore clone handles,less chance of slipping when damp!,thanks for all the comments,appreciate it!

 

[Robbi]

 

[plastic-ninja]

Very nice looking knife and tailor-made for your own hand by you.It doesn't get any more personal than that.
I love copper on Scandi knives too : I have a beautiful one by Alf Branch (brancho) with copper and olivewood together
which is totally sublime.I find myself using it alot.
What is the spacer made from? Hard to tell if it's stacked leather or something more exotic like buffalo.
Good job.You will use it loads I'm sure.
Simon

 

[rustix]

thank you Robbi,you obviously more technically advanced than me!......and to plastic ninja the handle is spalted beech from my garden,and the spacer is a piece of stabilised dyed blue wood that I found at a car boot sale for 10p! and two pieces of black spacer either side of the wood and all riveted together, and coated with lashings of araldite!

 

[rancid badger]

i was going to post a picture of a knife blank that I've had for 4 years and finally decided to nip into the shed and do something with it about an hour went by and this is the result ! ... trying to put a picture on here is more complicated neuro surgery!...will attempt later on tonight!,....not sure but think this might link you to my facebook page?....https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=332804316837065&l=2016f800d4

It's really easy once you know how, incredibly difficult otherwise!

Steve

 

[rustix]

thanks for that,will give the photo bucket thing a try!

 

[brancho]

Thankfully someone put up the photo as a non member of facebook I wasnt going there. Photobucket or Flickr are good.

You have done a nice job well done.

I would normally only finish a knife with oil and wax but let us know how expoxy finish goes.

 

[rustix]

thank you Brancho,what I meant was that it was all glued together with epoxy,the tang goes right through and riveted into the copper but piece,the handle was finished with CCL polish ....