Spalted pecan caper

[Justin Presson]

Finished this one up. This wood was a pain in my rear. Had a small crack at the butt of the knife that thanks to some fellas on here Doyle and Darrin got it fixed and looking good. But the pores seem to show up and kind of bug me but I had more time into this knife than I should so I called it good it just wanted to fight me I felt. Any advice on that is welcome.

01 steel heat treat by Darrin Sanders
Scotchbrite finish
Stabilized Spalted Pecan
Nickel / silver pins

Here is a pic for comparison to my standered caping knife I have been making the guy wanted it longer and thinner.

 

[KenH]

Good looking knives - BTW, is the spalted pecan stabilized? Spalted Pecan is somewhat soft and really needs stabilized. I've used it on a couple of knives and the wife really likes it. I had some pecan trees removed around the house, and a couple of pieces spalted nicely. I used Cactus Juice to stabilize and it works pretty good.

Ken H

 

[Justin Presson]

Thanks Ken, yes it is stabilized but not sure about the quality of stabilization process as it was purchased from eBay by customer

 

[JPSWorks]

That's a great looking knife Justin. Really like the wood scales.

 

[TacticallySharp]

Really nicely designed. They should be good users.