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Bowie Knife in Elk and Camel Bone Bear Scrimshaw. Made by Dale Whitesell 　 Details 1095 HC steel blade, flat grind, 8 inches long from the brass guard to point. 13 ¼ inches overall. Hamon line, brass guard and spacer under the camel bone but cap, stabilized elk antler handle. But cap has bear...

Very Nice! Looks great.

Very well done, I hope my second one that I am doing now, turns out half as good. Love the sound of that walk and talk.

carefully tape off bolsters, guards while buffing wood, and then tape off wood to buff the bolsters, especially if these are brass or nickel silver.

Very nice. There is something about a friction folder that appeals to me. I like the Dymondwood too. Dale

Thanks Calvin

Never thought about it like that before, you are so right.

I am planning a folding hunter. I will be using D2 for the blade. Does anyone use D2 for the back spring on folders? And what would the target RC be? Crucible D2 data sheet shows 1000 degree temper temp gets a RC of 55 is that still to hard for a good spring? I was thinking in the 45-50 range...

I bought a chamber and Cactus juice from Turn Tex. Curtis is a great guy and has been a big help in getting me started in stabilizing. I have used up my first half gallon of juice, and am happy with the results, haven't tried the dyes yet. Dale

Thanks Mark, I have used Tru Oil on black walnut gun stocks.

Thanks Mark. Mexican ebony is what the guy I got it from said, and I couldn't find any info on that, so figured there was another name for it, but had no idea what. I may try to stabilize a small piece of the walnut before I do the blocks. The walnut has a soft silky feel to it, hard to explain...

Thanks John. considering that I just got a vacuum chamber and Cactus Juice from Turntex, I think I will try stabilizing some of it. Dale

Thanks everyone for the help, I am thinking the top one fits the description of the old growth Brazilian Rosewood, that floral sweet smell. And the second one has had several local folks think some sort of Walnut as well as most of you guys. Whatever it is it sure is pretty, and is already taken...

My apologies to Tom. It did hit me wrong, had been a bad day. after reading the post again, I feel like a dog that got caught chewing on a shoe, can't hug the floor tight enough.

I have some wood that was given to me, that I need help with. It is very oily, has a distinct sweet smell when grinding. The second one is not what I would call oily wood. is hard. I am guessing it maybe some Rosewood, but I don't know. I got this from a friend who does work at a place where...