finished today

[NathanG]

Poul strande blade and an elm wood and brass handle it was refinished and rewaxed this morning and i think its looking alright:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0680.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0681.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0682.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0683.jpg

its up for grabs if anyones interested

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0686.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0685.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p240/Munkymanishere/IMG_0684.jpg

the first one is made up from 01 and walnut burl , its really comfy if a bit ugly, but these two are some of the first blades i ever made, so the thing im really pleased with is that theyre hard and sharp! ive made prettier, better blades since but im still proud of these ones.

the second one is made out of an old file, i'm a bit disappointed with the handle, it sounded like it would work and it looked alright when i was cutting it out, but it just doesnt really look right, it feels comfortable and is pretty solid.

the bottom one used to be a friction folder blade from lord farquhar on BB, it never got made into a friction folder but my mate thought it would make a nice skinner so i knocked it up for him, but now hes gone veggie because of his gf! so i thought id keep it! it really comfy in the hand and i like the smooth antler.

[Hugo]

Looks good to me.
I do like Elm wood, you get your moneys worth with the big grain.

[luckylee]

pm'd you regarding this.

[NathanG]

luckylee- pm replied to

Hugo, yeah, i really like it, its a nice wood to work with too and it will take a really nice lustre, another one of my favourites is walnut, im just finishing up a knife using it as a handle and its really taking a nice depth of colour, i think the hot waxing really helps the wood too.

[Barn Owl]

Very nice piece.