Nice tiger striped maple

dewman · Post by **dewman** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:49 am

I know this doesn't qualify as a "handmade knife". I bought the blank. But, I did apply the tiger stripped maple handles. I thought the grain most attractive. As any of you that have seen some nice fiddleback maple know, the photo just doesn't do it justice. It absolutely dances in the sun. I still have some coats of wax to put on it, so it will continue to grow in "glow". I was lucky in the fact that I was able to snag over 30 board feet of this beautiful stuff.

Also pictured is a smaller Bowie (8" blade) that has toasted elk antler scales.

useem · Post by **useem** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:15 am

I like them Dewman, they both look great to me

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:07 pm

Nice work.

How did you "toast" the elk antler?

Dale

dewman · Post by **dewman** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:54 pm

orvet wrote:Nice work.
How did you "toast" the elk antler?

Dale

Nothing simpler than a pencil-tip propane torch. I always toast them BEFORE installing them as they tend to warp sometimes. That way, if they "rock" on the tang, I can sand them flat again with a piece of 80 grit sandpaper placed on by tablesaw top.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:48 pm

that's some nice curly maple!

Classic Case · Post by **Classic Case** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:16 pm

nice job.

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:46 pm

Nice job Dewman!

Forensic Jim · Post by **Forensic Jim** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:53 pm

Dewman those are really nice. Are you going to make a sheath, or buy one? I was looking at the Jack Mosher sheaths with the basket weave. They are also very nicely made.

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:55 pm

A couple of nice lookin Bowies Dew!

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