Here's another one of those handle materials I wish I had a whole box of! It is stabilized, curly Afzelia, and is deffinitely on my Top 10 list.
The English customer sent me his own design on the blade and wanted a random hamon. He wanted a "surprise" handle material and my take-down assembly.
It's a full 6 inch blade with an 11" overall length.
(It's gonna be in your backyard, Rob!)
I haven't had the opportunity to post hardly anything in the last few months, and the next few don't look any better. I can't get out of the shop!

Awesome work as always!!!! Lucky man that will get this one!

nice looks great

I like that wood too, Karl! Nice one.

Hey Karl
Does it work like African blackwood???? your the one that got me to use after wondering around your homepage.Later Kevin

Oh my.......  :eek:    :eek:  


I've just done something childish in my pants    

I need to find out who that one's for so I can hunt them down & 'borrow' it!      

QuoteOriginally posted by Rooster1:
Hey Karl
Does it work like African blackwood???? your the one that got me to use after wondering around your homepage.Later Kevin

It's harder. I file all of my handles to shape. It cuts waaaaaaaay down on any type of dust, keeps me in complete control of the process, and avoids EVER inducing heat into the handle material. I get pretty well acquainted with each handle that way.
I find African Blackwood to be a little crumbly at first uintil I get it just about shaped.
This stuff was stabilized and a Cabinet Maker's rasp would barely touch it!

QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
Oh my.......   :eek:      :eek:  


I've just done something childish in my pants      

I need to find out who that one's for so I can hunt them down & 'borrow' it!            

He's on a hunting trip somewhere right now, I'm not sure where. I couldn't get it to him in time for this trip so maybe he'll use it on the next one!
He's in
Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Another nice one Karl. The wood looks kind of like Oregon Black Walnut. Lin

WOW

double WOW!

WOW & Double WOW is right!