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  1. Bruce Barnett

    checkering file: is it worth the $?

    Put it this way, once you have used it once, you will ask yourself why you took so long to buy one:)
  2. Bruce Barnett

    The Making of a Feather Pattern Bowie over at the CKCA

    Hey mate, It will be so good for people to see it and just how much time & effort gets expended on a piece of damascus only to have something go wrong. I see what ya mean about it kicking your arse but what a save. 2thumbs That dagger blade will look unreal. Cheers Bruce
  3. Bruce Barnett

    More Aussie wood handled hunters

    I havent met Dee yet. We have chatted and dont live that far apart as it turns out. Perth is the capital of Western Australia. Cheers Bruce
  4. Bruce Barnett

    More Aussie wood handled hunters

    Thanks for the compliments fella's. Burl Source-The finish on these is LinSpeed. It come up exceptionaly shiny on the Red Morrel, maybe too shiny. Cheers Bruce
  5. Bruce Barnett

    More Aussie wood handled hunters

    Gday all, Here is another 4 for Blade Show with native Aussie timbers. 1. Mike Norris "Raindrop" carbon damascus with Devin Thomas "Raindrop" tri colour mokume gaurd and Red Morrel. 2. Devin Thomas "Sharkstooth" carbon damascus with Silicon Bronze gaurd and some curly new growth Jarrah. 3. I...
  6. Bruce Barnett

    Dang! my pronghorn bent.

    Haha Bill, good one. Youve sure figured out how to get peoples attention. Yep, thats bent, you best send it to me;)
  7. Bruce Barnett

    Some hunters for Blade

    Gday folks, Here are some hunters I will be bringing over to Blade. The damascus piece is Mike Norris "Raindrop" with tri colour "Raindrop" mokume gaurd and Horistes burl handle. The pair are D2, the top one has Sheoak scales and the lower one has birdseye Ironbark scales. The piece with the...
  8. Bruce Barnett

    Sharks tooth damascus with girrafe bone

    Gday folks, Heres another one i will be bringing over to Blade. Its a persian styled piece in Devin Thomas "Sharkstooth" carbon damascus with grey/black girrafe bone and stainless pins. Cheers Bruce
  9. Bruce Barnett

    Eclipse damascus with Walrus

    Gday folks, Here is a bowie for Blade show. Chad Nichol's "Eclipse" carbon damascus blade and fittings with a mokume spacer handled in Walrus ivory. Cheers Bruce
  10. Bruce Barnett

    "W"s from Walla Walla

    urock1 Congrats on the awards mate Cheers Bruce
  11. Bruce Barnett

    blade bouncing on wheel

    Sounds like the belt join might be causing the problem. Rotate the belt by hand on a small radius wheel till you have the join straddling the wheel. Take a diamond file and get rid of the abrasive at the join so all you have left is the cloth belt. Usually gets rid of the hump/bump which is...
  12. Bruce Barnett

    Article in "The World of Art Knives"

    Gday all, Just got my copy of David Darom's latest offering "the World of Art Knives" and would like to congratulate a Mr Bruce Bump for getting 8 pages of print on his knife/gun combos. Well done mate2thumbs
  13. Bruce Barnett

    Mini Feather Pattern WIP (hopefully)

    2thumbsYep, thats very,very nice there Bruce. I hope i get to see it at Atlanta. And another very informative WIP to boot. Well done mate Cheers Bruce
  14. Bruce Barnett

    Safety

    Gday guys, Here is an article I wrote for our latest Australian Knifemakers Guild newsletter which tells a bit of my story with safety. HOME WORKSHOP SAFETY & HEALTH – A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Everywhere we work these days, workplace safety is probably hammered into us the most. How much of...
  15. Bruce Barnett

    Aussie supplies...help!

    Gday Thev, Australasian Knife Collectors club stock most items that will get you started. A few of us import direct from the larger supply shops in the US. There is also a fair bit of stuff that can be brought in Aust. What exactly are you looking for and what state are you in? Cheers Bruce
  16. Bruce Barnett

    Shield Inlay's Tutorial

    Hey Alistair, Which number sheild is it, i might have a template here?? Ive got one of the clamps too if ya need to borrow it until yours gets in. If ya grind back the end of the cutting bit so you only have the depth ya want left, then just the straight shaft will be running against the...
  17. Bruce Barnett

    How do you clean stencils?

    Same here, works for me. Cheers Bruce
  18. Bruce Barnett

    G'day from Canberra, Australia

    Haha, better late than never i suppose:D Keep up the good work mate, enjoy your WIP's. Cheers Bruce
  19. Bruce Barnett

    G'day from Australia!

    Gday Lachlan, Welcome aboard mate. What part of the country are you in?? Cheers Bruce
  20. Bruce Barnett

    Happy B'day to Ed Caffrey

    Hey big fella, Many happy returns for the day. Cheers Bruce
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