New knife being born...

JonathanD

Ophiological Genius
Sep 3, 2004
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Been waiting for this one for ages. Stu has had a nightmare getting the perfect giraffe bone slabs for me. I commissioned this baby in Feb of 2009, and due to the giraffe being a problem, ended up with different variations with the blades that had been made (carbon fibre and sambar).

It's good to see the giraffe bone RWL with full flat finally heading towards the finish line.

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stuart m

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May 18, 2006
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We may as well show these then eh mate?

We had a choice of scales, we went with the ones on the left...

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I cut some RWL34 to Deval Bushy shape...

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Then ground some of it away, tang and bevels...

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Then thought it might look nicer a little shinier...

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It did, so as you saw earlier I stuck some old bit's of Giraffe bone onto it...

I think that Giraffe needs it's corners knocking off though....
 

JonathanD

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Sep 3, 2004
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I am using a good quantity of Giraffe at the minute mate, this gear seems in a different league...

The quality of giraffe seems to vary quite a bit. I've seen some really dense stuff like those pieces you have and some really porous stuff, with everything imbetween. Even between those two, the grain looks much tighter on the left hand piece. Although that piece did look superb on the finished knife you made.
 

stuart m

Nomad
May 18, 2006
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I wasn't expecting to make it into the 'shop today as Mrs M was called to work and as it's a nice day decided to spend the day with my little one, anyway, we went out this morning and heading back I/we called in, no camera but got these terrible shots with my phone, this is how the knife was left last night and is now...

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JonathanD

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Sep 3, 2004
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Looks like there are some superb contrasts emerging with the bone colour. I was hoping that was what would happen with those pieces. Cheers Stu.
 

JonathanD

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Sep 3, 2004
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Hehehe, he found your Action Man collection! Well I hope you gave them to him, you spend far too much time playing with them when you should be making knives. He's growing fast Stu, and he even has Converses..... cool. Hope you covered your calender up.
 

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