Einar Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Heres my latest; a big camp chopper for an outdoorsy friend of mine. 20 inches OA, 14 inch blade, 1/4" thick. (about 51 cm oa, 36 cm blade, 6,4 mm spine) Made from nablo spring steel and birch burl. Going for a bit of a rustic look, I only hand sanded to 180 grit, as this will see a lot of heavy use and I also wanted a finish that my friend can easily touch up himself if it gets stained or rusted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Love that birch burl. Lots of heavy work ahead for that one. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 What Garry said, that birch is gorgeous. Great work all around though, it looks to be a beast “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 19 hours ago, Garry Keown said: Love that birch burl. Lots of heavy work ahead for that one. Yeah, my dad has a bunch of these burl cutoffs laying around. He used to make handles and sheaths as a hobby, but kinda lost interest after a while, so I get to use them now. 18 hours ago, Wes Detrick said: What Garry said, that birch is gorgeous. Great work all around though, it looks to be a beast Thanks. Its my first bare wood handle so I'm stoked that people like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Very nice. What did you treat the birch with? Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 55 minutes ago, Jeroen Zuiderwijk said: Very nice. What did you treat the birch with? Thank you. Just sandpaper up to 1200 grit, and wood finishing oil. I had just oiled it when I posted the pics, so it looks a bit more shiny than it really is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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