I'm working on a knife that should be finished tomorrow if I don't mess it up. I'm lovin this blackwood.
 

I'll be posting more pics soon.

Wow, what a teaser!

No doubt it will be fantastic!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation.
ABS

Looks like the start of something good.

I'm up early this morning and went over the handle with a higher grit and buffed it. It looks pretty good so far. I've been so busy on this one that I don't have many pictures but I'll try to catch up today. Today is my forth day on this handle starting with a finished blade.  

that's some of the best blackwood ive seen... really knockout stuff...  NOW GET'ER DONE!  Cant wait to see pics.

I've always sought Blackwood that was not black.
This random brown striations of varying tones is what sets it apart.
Beside being an extraordinary handle, that's some pretty decent blackwood.
What are ya' sticking in that big hole you left there?

Do you use any power tools to shape these styles of handles or is it all good ole fashioned file rasp and sandpaper work?  Just curious.  I really like the knives you have posted on here in the past with the raised flanges at the handle ends. (forgive me if there is a technical term for that in the knife world, but I'm just a plain old Louisiana pipeliner so to me they're flanges   )

Matt

Karl, there will be an escutcheon plate there, but I figure you already know that.    

I just affixed it in there.

Matt, there's no way I can think of to use a machine after the rough in. I have to just get down in there with files and sand paper. I did use a cabinet maker's rasp for some of it. It's a very aggressive file. No. 51 I think.

Thanks

Love the raised borders. Blackwood is such awesome stuff. Cant wait to see where this one goes.
Darcy  

Flanges, I like that Matt    

Looking forward to the finished pics, I can tell it's gonna be a dandy Lin.

That's what I figured Lin.  I was just curious if you might have some cool toy that I hadn't seen.  

Doug, most people think of pipe flanges when you hear the word flange but it can actually refer to any raised ring or ridge on the end of a shaft, pipe, etc.  I've seen medieval weapons called flanged maces which were just a stick with a large raised metal ring on the business end.  I thought the term fit here.    

Matt

Got it on this afternoon. Man that's a lot of work.

 
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VERY NICE!

I cant seem to size my pics. Flickr went crazy on me.

What I use for some things:

http://webresizer.com/

I think I'll save that picture of that knife.
She's a beaut.

Each time I see your latest, I think that they just can't get any better.  Each time you post one, you prove me wrong.  A true work of art.

Lin,
That is a beautiful knife. You and your work are 1st Class. WOW!    

I'm speechless.

Wow. It's so pretty. I guess this can be your going to the opera knife...
Really though Lin, that is beautiful.

Lin, you continue to amaze me with the beauty of your masterpieces!