Aged osage handle

[Frenchymanny]

Hi Guys,

Help me wait for my knife, it is in the finishing stage right now        

Can you post your aged osage handle kinfe?


F-Manny

[Bobby Urban]

Well I just finished this one recently.  The osage is from a piece I have had for years but it will be a while before it looks aged.  I could put it in the sun and it will darken pretty quick.

[Frenchymanny]

Thanks Bobby,

Very nice knife, is it a patch knife?

F-Manny

[Bobby Urban]

A little big for a patch knife but I supose it would work.  More of a camp knife with a raw, mountain man look.  Fun to make.  I am getting real obsessed with forging.  I have my first damascus blade etching in acid on the kitchen counter right now and I forged a big bowie from the same piece of coil spring I made the above knife from.  Knives are fun.

Bob Urban

[onemississipp]

Set that osage out in the sun and it will turn the deep orange color in days...

[Frenchymanny]

The rusty honey color of aged osage, a treat for me!

I have a special knife in the making from a friend, with a beautiful osage handle        

Lucky me!

F-Manny