A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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A short line and a long line Camillus 23 with stabilized snakewood handles.
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Re: A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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Great work Jeff! I thought that desert ironwood looked cool on these knives, but that snakewood really pops! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Re: A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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Wowza, those are sweet!
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Re: A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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Excellent work Jeff!

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Top notch! 23's are a handful to begin with, and you have done them up right!
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23's make a great canvas to display your work.
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Re: A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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snakewood looks great on these knives
nice work
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::oh_my:: Wow! Very nice! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice work Jeff! Snakewood is a favorite of mine to work with. You did very nicely making the pattern stand out! ::tu::
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Re: A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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Jeffinn wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:09 pm A short line and a long line Camillus 23 with stabilized snakewood handles.
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Thanks for looking.
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Wow. Outstanding work .
The patina on the short line blades with that snake wood pattern is perfect ! Great touch leaving the patina ::nod::
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Re: A Couple of Camillus 23's in Snakewood

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You gave those 2 some fine scales Jeff!
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