Had to make this up for a Texas fell'r.
A W1 Brut de Forge with some stabilized and pressure dyed Curly Maple. That pressure dying makes this stuff look like velvet! I love it.
Of course, I also used the Lin Rhea-inspired domed pins with the "special" washers underneath to distribute pin stresses.
He wanted it rough and nasty:

 

 

I like that Karl.
I stained some curly maple lams today that look about that same color.

How big is that buster?

The flat ground portion of the blade is 4", and overall it's 9 inches.
I send blocks off to be stabilized and pressure dyed and they're 1+" thick and are dyed 100% of the way through.
There's no sanding through this color!!

Karl, as always a great looking knife!  Interesting concept "pressure dying" never heard of that!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

QuoteOriginally posted by Steve Nuckels:
Karl, as always a great looking knife!  Interesting concept "pressure dying" never heard of that!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

It's an option at K and G where a lot of us send our material to get stabilized. You can have wood colored just about any color of the rainbow.

That is very, very nice to say the least. Do the pin bushings go through the tang ?

That is a great looking knife.

QuoteOriginally posted by snakewood3:
That is very, very nice to say the least. Do the pin bushings go through the tang ?

No - they're about 3/32" thick and epoxied into "pockets". I really like the way they work.

I like it Karl. Very nice.

So this is dyed but not stabilized?
That sounds cool. It puts the stain all the way through the wood, yes?

Chuck

Second sentence, first post:

"A W1 Brut de Forge with some   stabilized   and pressure dyed Curly Maple."

Second sentence, third post:

"I send blocks off to be stabilized and pressure dyed and they're 1+" thick and are dyed   100%   of the way through."

So I am thinking dyed first and then stabilized or is that backwards?  I have a lot of curly maple  about to be sent off to be stabilized. How much more does the dye job cost you?

QuoteOriginally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
So I am thinking dyed first and then stabilized or is that backwards?  I have a lot of curly maple  about to be sent off to be stabilized. How much more does the dye job cost you?

I'm serious - I don't know. I forget what I paid.
You are correct - they pressure dye it first and then need to let that completely dry before they stabilize it, so be prepared for some additional time.

Look'in good

Thank you  Karl.

QuoteOriginally posted by Two Tracks:
Thank you  Karl.

You're welcome.    

Really cool   Karl

Wondering why you decided not to use through tang pins on this one?  Could you detail the process you used a little more?

Ray, I guess I'm not entirely clear on what you mean.
These are regular 1/8" pins going all the way through the scales and tang.
I made 4 - 1/4" diameter "washers" about 3/32 thick with a hole in them for the pin and set them into the handle scale so when I peened the pin the lateral stresses wold not effect the handle material but I'd still get the same holding power.
That what you mean?

Ok got you! I thought this was different because you used "pocket" in your description. That helps my tiny mind wrap around it