cocobolo/ebony

[Bodork]

Here's a odell helle blade knife that I recently finished. I've been waiting  for a sunny dat to take some pictures.
The handle is cocobolo and ebony with a cocobolo/ebony herringbone mosaic stripe. (Thanks joebuck) The accents are bloodwood.
 
 

[Ken Sorg]

Beautiful knife!!!!

[Montauks]

Very nice combo!

[4runr]

Very cool!

[sticshooter]

You are getting really good at this knife making.Very nice.<><

[Leftieshot]

That looks really good.  Love the mosaic strip!

[el oso]

Very nice!

[Mechslasher]

very nice!

[Kevin Evans]

Very nice!!!

[Nosight]

Outstanding work. Looks grate.

[skullworks]

Super handle work!!!! That is too sweet! WOW!!

[farmboy]

Awsome!  love the handle shape and combo of woods.

That looks like it took some time.

Where do you get the "mosaic stripe"  or do you make it?

Scott

[Leftieshot]

How did you make that mosaic strip?  Any special tools required?

[skullworks]

Jantz sells mosaic strips.

[madness522]

Nice looking knife!  What did you use for the blade guard? Or whatever you call the silver piece between the handle and blade.

[joebuck]

I love it Bodork!..Biggie would jump through that screen to get that knife..it matches his Swamprooter I made him....thank goodness he doesn't visit this site!!! love your stuff ..keep it up!

[Bodork]

Thanks guys. Farmboy and leftieshot, I did make the mosaic stripe. I used a scroll saw and a block sander. I cut several 1/2" strips of cocobolo and ebony from  laminations I made. The laminations were 1-1/2" wide by about .050 thick. I cut the strips with my scroll saw set at a 45 degree angle. I alternated them and made points out of the angles and glued them between a .030 piece of purpleheart. It's hard to explain but not that hard to do.
Madness, the finger guard is made of brass. I picked up some nice pieces at the scrap yard real cheap. They were nice enough to let me rummage through their bins. Mike