Sorry it took so long fellas, but the BOMBO GENESIS Nor'easter delayed the delivery of my stencil....we got 16 inches of snow here. All four are .040" AEB-L stock, 120 grit surfaced to .035" after heat treat, flat ground about 1/4" from the edge until almost sharp, convex edged to zero, buffed with green chrome and stropped at the edge. Paul, pick one out - you get first choice my friend. The rest are for sale. All four are full tang, have stabilized wood, and stainless furniture. I couldn't taper the tangs on these - at .040" there just isn't much to taper! I did not solder the bolsters - since the solder melts at 450 degrees, it would mess up the 200 degree temper of the AEB-L to Rc 62-63. A - spalted maple, B - Koa, C - spalted maple, D - spalted hackberry. C and D follow the pattern the closest to the pattern that Paul designed.
One of the advantages of using the round knife over an exacto knife is that while pushing the round knife, your cut line is always visible.....on the pull stroke it is hidden. Load up a chunk of leather with rouge anD you can keep this knife deadly sharp with an occasional strop.
I hope this was helpful to you makers - as Dave said, be very careful when grinding and sharpening these until you get familiar with making this configuration. There are new points and edges that differ from making a knife and it can bite you deep.......C has some of my blood on it.
V/R,
TK
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