commissioned camp knife just finished

Janne

Sent off - Not allowed to play
Feb 10, 2016
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Grand Cayman, Norway, Sweden
I use some dense and oily local woods, and what I do to improve the adhesion is (in addition to cleaning with solvents) is to drill a series of holes, 1.5 mm in diameter, 1-2 mm deep, in the scales.

I suspect it is not needed in reality, as many of the kitchen knifes I work on have oily exotic wood scales hold on by two brass rivets, without glue.
I like the 'belt and suspenders' approach though!
 

robevs73

Maker
Sep 17, 2008
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llanelli
Lovely work as always.
I'm making one at the moment and it's taking forever, no shed time recently.
I'm sure your customer will be chuffed!
 

Robson Valley

On a new journey
Nov 24, 2014
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McBride, BC
That's about right for a camp knife. Both the blade length and the thickness gives it some mass.
I like the profile and the grind = nothing exotic at all. Simple leather sheath to go with that?
Your customer should be pleased.
 

Navek

Forager
May 25, 2015
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South
That looks very nice , I like working with 80crv2 , do you get it from ground flatstock uk ? I have used them in the past and there good to deal with , what grit did you use on the finished blade edge ?
 

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