WS Curly Birch Woodlore

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rapidboy

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jun 14, 2004
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Just wondering if anyone has got one of the Wilkinson Sword ,"Curly Birch" Woodlore's ???


Just me then :p

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rb
 

Angus Og

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Nov 6, 2004
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Well done RB super knife you got there.

Reminds me of something I got from Gerd Jørgensen last March using a Trond Pedersen "Felleskap" blade. The curly birch looks good against the black sheath that’s what colour I picked for my sheath as well.
 

rapidboy

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I have to admit that Gerd's work was the inspiration for this.
 

rapidboy

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This started out a while ago when a friend wanted me to rescale his Woodlore.
He chickened out but i liked the idea and decided to do one for myself.
I finally got around to putting it together today.



Take 1 bog standard WS Micarta Woodlore.

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Drill out the bolts.

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And boil for a few minutes.

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After a few minutes the epoxy breaks down.

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And the scales can be removed.

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At this point i decided to spend a little time with a set of water stones from Axeminster to put a perfect flat grind on the blade.
I decided to use curly birch and black fibre spacer material on the scales.
I also wanted to replace the bolts with the type that are solid brass on both ends.

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I drilled into the tang to give the epoxy plenty of grip.

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This is after the epoxy has set and I'm about to start shaping.

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First i sand down to the tang.

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Then i start to profile the scales.

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A sanding drum in a pillar drill is great for this work.

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Then i use sand paper to finish working through the grades.

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And it's done ,just needs soaking in oil for a while before a final coat of wax.

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And a custom sheath.

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rb
 

rapidboy

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Im going to try and use the old scales on another project but i might have another set soon so i will send them your way if i do.
 

Chopper

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Sep 24, 2003
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Wow, thats great, would you do that for me, if yes how much??

You want to put that on ebay, I recon it would fetch about £9000.
 

Daniel

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Apr 20, 2005
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I'm in awe at how you can get that block of wood looking so great on that knife! I wish I could do somthing like that, I think I'm going to have to give it a go!!
 

rapidboy

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Jun 14, 2004
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Chopper said:
Wow, thats great, would you do that for me, if yes how much??


Chopper i hardly have time for this sort of thing at the minute and this one has been sitting around waiting for about 6 months.
It's really not difficult if you just take your time, give it a go.
Like with my sheath making pic's im hoping these will give members the confidence to get stuck in and try.
 

Wavey Davey

Member
Jul 8, 2005
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rb. Fantastic job - that is a truely beautiful bit of work. Your pics are brilliant and show that there isn't much to be afraid of. Very inspiring - I'm going to have to get myself a kit to make now rather than just thinking about it!
 

Chopper

Native
Sep 24, 2003
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Ok RB, Youve convinced me.

I hope you dont mind me asking but, where did you get the wood, nylon, rivits and lanyard tube from?
 

rapidboy

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Jun 14, 2004
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The wood i got in a trade but i believe it originally came from BRISA
Brass tube came from a BB member and the bolts and fibre spacer came from a friend in the US but again check out the BRISA website.
 

eraaij

Settler
Feb 18, 2004
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Arnhem
Oooh, this answers a lot of questions for me. I wanted to mod my Micarta WS but kept postponing it, not sure about what I might find underneath the scales. Thanks!

Btw - I really like the combination of curly Maple and the spacer material.

Now, where is my stash of snakewood? :D


-Emile
 

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