What's on my Bench Today?

DUDE!!! BAK! ump

 

Thanks guys!! I think the Kingwood turned out beautifully as well.

I did guess it was a sort of rosewood Stephen...though I wasn't sure. Not from the smell so much as the texture. The smell does make it a bit pleasant to work with, lol...but the gummed up belts negate that enjoyment, and then some!

That said, the end result sure does make it all worth it

 

such an extreeeeemely pleasant looking knife that I almost overlooked dirty floor in the background. Almost

 

Lol...the entire shop is a disaster! Worse than usual even .

 

What's the goop in the bowl?

 

Heya man. If you mean the bowl with the q-tips, it's liver of sulphur.

 

Amazing pair of knives there cris and that kingwood is spectacular

 

Thanks Alex!! Just finished mounting them both about 5 minutes ago. Just need sharpened in the morning, some pictures...and they will head out to Australia either tomorrow or Wednesday . Hope @FinnEdge likes them .

 

I'm sure he will. And if not I'm up his way in a few weeks so i can take them off his hands

 

Just a little bit

 

Alex, you are more than welcome my friend too drop in say 'hi' and look at them but by then:

 

If you're going to lick them my friend, please do so very, very carefully!

 

I always likened Kingwood to a slightly more purple Cocobolo...Gorgeous Cris.

 

Anyone for a serve of Ian Tongue soup?

 

/sigh.



The good news...for someone...is that this knife will be going up as a stock knife...most likely in the 225-240mm range...so some lucky soul is going to get that hamon AND jump the line in the process. The other bit of bright side is that the grain looks exceptional lol, so whoever it is knows what they're getting on the inside too .



Ahh well.

 

ooooo--that hurts! Somebody's going to get a fine looking 240, tho.

 

Right?

Funny story, the thing warped again sitting on the bench overnight lol. W2 is stubborn, stubborn stuff. It's sitting in the tempering oven right now so I can take the warp out while it's hot.

Again.

Lol.

 

That's a shame. Glue it back together and buff out the glue line.