What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

[timos-]

Working on finishing this basket weave carved walnut handle.

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woah!! looking fantastic!

 

[A.McPherson]

That handle is frickin’ awesome Mr. Doyle!! Outstanding!

 

[jll346]

That handle is incredible. Can't wait to see it when finished.

 

[kuraki]

Trying some a203e San mai after a recent thread.

 

[Hengelo_77]

Working on finishing this basket weave carved walnut handle.

Beautiful work!
Is that walnut stabilised or unstabilised?

 

[RedFury]

That is some kind of impressive carving there, John Doyle. Also quite the special clamping device. Had been thinking of a handle like this for a friend but was thinking checkered. The basket weave is a big step beyond what I was thinking.

 

[skillgannon]

Trying some a203e San mai after a recent thread.

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That's awsome.

 

[Stromberg Knives]

New fighter with sheath.

 

[john april]

that basket weave handle knocked my socks off ! stromberg where you you get your micarta ? you have nice colors i have not seen before. looks like emerald green and black.

 

[Horsewright]

Here's what I finished up last week on 68 sheaths that needed doing and posted above. Ya might find this interesting, its a roughout sheath tutorial that I was requested to do over in Sheaths and Such. Couple three little videos too.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/roughout-sheath-toutorial.1588664/

 

[kuraki]

Update after hardening. Halfway between 220 and 400 grit.

 

[skillgannon]

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I'm going to have to buy some...... Then learn how to San Mai

 

[bike4fun919]

Just put a coat of wax on the burlap micarta this morning.

 

[Stromberg Knives]

that basket weave handle knocked my socks off ! stromberg where you you get your micarta ? you have nice colors i have not seen before. looks like emerald green and black.

I get my micarta from different online retailers from all around Europe.

Places like:

• Brisa (www.brisa.fi)
• SI Knives (www.si-knives.se)
• Pasove Brusky (www.pasovebrusky.com)
• Knife Supply (www.knife.supply)
• Mix Fishing (www.mixfishing.se)
• Jatagan (www.jatagan.eu)

I've also bought some from american companies like Knife Kits and USA Knifemaker.

Unfortunately I'm not sure where the black/green one is from.

 

[A.McPherson]

Also quite the special clamping device. .

Mr. Doyle, I’m also admiring your vise jaws... any possibility you could post some more pics of it? Are you using rubber between the chain and the piece? Micarta?

 

[J. Keeton]

Built me a knife vise today.

Stoked for some hand sanding with this bad boy!

 

[lanternnate]

Finally finished getting my disc grinder put together. I still need to decide for sure how I want to mount it, so it’s just set on the bench top for now.

I was really itching to try it. I don’t have anything ready for grinding right now though, so I grabbed a little scrap of pine and had some fun. I’m pretty happy with how my new toy runs. Can’t wait to try it on some steel.

 

[bike4fun919]

High flat grind on this 1084 blade.

 

[ashwinearl]

Slowly finishing sheaths and final sharpening for mini-kwaikens.

 

[HSC ///]

finished a Paring knife with 4 1/8” blade of Damascus suminagashi with white steel core. Blue dyed and stabilized Buckeye Burl handle.