10inchsixnhalfkgsolja 31 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 he just explained it on the damascus thread, i will pm you gaff when there worthy of a sheath of you no worries pal there not to bad now mate try using more exotic woods for the handles to that makes ya work look loads better thanks i will do dont get very exotic in bnq tho mate lol to be honest ime only practising got about 8 damascus blanks to play with till i get to grips with the tools and whats best for what soon as i crack it ill buy some nice wood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 ebay for the wood type knife scales have pleanty on there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10inchsixnhalfkgsolja 31 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 ebay for the wood type knife scales have pleanty on there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10inchsixnhalfkgsolja 31 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 u got any reccomendations for good woods ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 owt what has a nice grane what will show up nice when you oil it and use tru oil on it no stanes just shows the wood off. this is a burr type of wood on a knife i made and this is bacote on a handle i did for paulus this is supper grade curly birch what i handled on my own knife off matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10inchsixnhalfkgsolja 31 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 nice i like the birch is that siver birch chuld i dry a piece and make my own scales ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 i don't know to be honest it just said supper curly birch when i bought it of ebay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spike25blue 55 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 There looking good buddy only thing I would say is use tru-oil on the handles not varnish you will get a lot better finish to them I use it on all my knives and catapults I can supply exotic wood scales give me a shout You can buy brass and ally round bar for the pins from b&q in meter lengths cheaper than eBay Atb rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Saluki Lugs Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 nice bit of work there i wish i had the skill for one of my own Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diypartner 0 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I used brass nails and copper nails for the pins ime struggling to clean the epoxy out of the file work so I tried somthing new to me and mixed iron shavings in it and filled the file work in I will wait till it dries hard and sand it down and see how it looks if its shit I start again lol DIY Pest Control Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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