O1 utility

[Dave Armour 38]

Latest one off my bench. 4 1/2” O1 utility with a bronze guard. Handle is dyed & stabilized Hempwood. I don’t do a lot of mirror finishes, but decided to buff this one out.  Thanks for looking. 
 

[billyO 222]

Hempwood?  Never heard of it, but I like it.

[Larry Pyne 46]

That's a beautiful blade.  Very nicely done!

[Dave Armour 38]

8 hours ago, billyO said:

Hempwood?  Never heard of it, but I like it.

It’s a company out of TN or KY ( I forget). It is compressed industrial hemp fibers. I’m playing with my first board of it. It really needs stabilized before use as a handle, but I’m liking it. 

[Doug Webster 58]

The color and pattern of the hempwood elevates your work. 

[Gerhard Gerber 353]

1 hour ago, Dave Armour said:

It’s a company out of TN or KY ( I forget). It is compressed industrial hemp fibers. I’m playing with my first board of it. It really needs stabilized before use as a handle, but I’m liking it. 

That is interesting, would you mind showing the board you start with?

[Dave Armour 38]

8 hours ago, Gerhard Gerber said:

That is interesting, would you mind showing the board you start with?

It’s 4/4 thickness by 5.25” wide. It’s actually a little lighter color than the picture makes it look like. 

 

[Joshua States 1,721]

I love O-1. It just finishes so beautifully. Nice work on that one.