American Sweetgum Skinner

[Frankallen]

Here's a Skinner I made in the last few days with "Sweetgum" scales,the first time I have ever used it, even though they grow everywhere down here! Hope y'all like it. Thanks for Looking!!

Frank

Stats:

Scales.....Regular ole Sweetgum

Steel.... 3/32" 1095

Pins..... 1/8" brass

Blade Length.....4" to scales

Overall Length.....8 1/4"

 

[mosto]

Lovely work!

 

[LR Adkins]

Nice work, that sweetgum looks pretty good.

Larry

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Wow, I never knew plain ole sweet gum could look so nice!! I'll have to get some milled out. Do you mind if I ask how you finished it?

 

[Ernie Swanson]

I really like it!!

Nice 1

 

[Frankallen]

Wow, I never knew plain ole sweet gum could look so nice!! I'll have to get some milled out. Do you mind if I ask how you finished it?

I finished it with "Miniwax Wipe-On Poly" used about 3 coats and in between coats I used 0000 steel wool!! Any other questions please let me know..

Frank

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Thanks Frank, sounds fairly easy. Still can't get over the fact that sweet gum looks that good. Now I'm gonna have to wait a couple of years to let a piece dry out enough to use.

 

[gh1]

was it swweetgum u cut yourself or from a lumber yard.

 

[Frankallen]

was it swweetgum u cut yourself or from a lumber yard.

These were some Stabilized scales I got off eBay

Frank

 

[gh1]

thanks

George

 

[Pieter]

Nice looking knife with clean lines and a handy size for a skinner.