New knife made using a Tacol stick tang blade

[stevesteve]

Evening All,

Here is a new knife I am working on at the moment.

It's a Tacol blade, stick tang. I have used a piece of buffalo horn and a nice piece of olive wood with grain to compliment the blade.

I was going to sell this one but it's so comfortable in the hand that I think it's a keeper!

I am currently still working my way through the grades sanding the handle but my question is: What is best for polishing this? The olive wood seems to take quite a shine but if I use Danish oil, will that work on/spoil the horn?

Cheers,
Steve

 

[brancho]

Looking good so far.
Danish oil will not harm the Buffalo horn but I would wipe it off when wet to to it becominb sticky. To polish the buffalo horn use metal/perspex polish if you want it to shine. Autosol ot Tcut will work for example if you have them test a piece to if you are unsure. If you have a polising wheel a fine polishing paste will work nicely with minimum effort.

Put some tape on the wood to so it doesnt get dirty during polishing or if it does get dirty wipe some Danish oil on it and buff it up.

 

[Tony]

lovely little knife

 

[stevesteve]

Thanks Alf,

That's good advice. I should pobably get a clean mop that has not been used on metal.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[brancho]

Thanks Alf,

That's good advice. I should pobably get a clean mop that has not been used on metal.

Mask the wood with masking tape and it will be fine I find I sue the same mop for brass and horn often because they are next to each other.

 

[Toddy]

Oh that *is* nice

No advice on the scales though, sorry, just a nice shiny

cheers,
Toddy