Finished a couple...

[Kev]

I spent the better part of the day getting these three wrapped up, and ready for sheaths. I don’t post much finished stuff, but I felt like today I had an exceptionally productive day in the shop.
All of the blades are AEB-L. The top one is wearing a burl wood, acrylic hybrid and my first real go at dovetailed bolsters. The second one is a knife for a good friend of a friend. The idea was to be cowgirl, but barrel racer, not rodeo queen. I think we pulled it off. The third is my take on a very utilitarian bird and trout, for an avid fisherman friend.

 

[Sean Jones]

Excellent work! What's the wood on the Bird and Trout?

 

[Chris Railey]

Nicely done Kev.

 

[Heikki]

Nice work. I really like the second one, great profile.

 

[Kev]

Excellent work! What's the wood on the Bird and Trout?

Wenge. I got it from McBeaths on State street. A couple board feet makes several dozen handle scales.

 

[Sean Jones]

Wenge. I got it from McBeaths on State street. A couple board feet makes several dozen handle scales.

Cool. I'll have to check them out. Thanks

 

[Jason Volkert]

Nice!!!! I really like the first 1 with the bolsters

 

[Kev]

Nice!!!! I really like the first 1 with the bolsters

Thank you. I haven’t done many bolsters and tried a new approach with this set. It turned out well, if I do say so myself. It was also my first successful attempt at dovetails.

 

[John Wilson]

Excellent work, Kev! The dovetailed bolsters are super nice. Great job on all three!

 

[Randy Lucius]

Nice work Kev!! I like all of them. Great job on the dovetailed bolsters. I like the hybrid wood on the second. I ‘ve used it on several knives and they all sold very quickly. The bird and trout looks like a very useful knife. Really nice profile on that one.