WS Curly Birch Woodlore

[rapidboy]

Just wondering if anyone has got one of the Wilkinson Sword ,"Curly Birch" Woodlore's ???


Just me then

rb

 

[Stew]

 

[Daniel]

Ooooooooh!

 

[Angus Og]

Well done RB super knife you got there.

Reminds me of something I got from Gerd Jørgensen last March using a Trond Pedersen "Felleskap" blade. The curly birch looks good against the black sheath that’s what colour I picked for my sheath as well.

 

[rapidboy]

I have to admit that Gerd's work was the inspiration for this.

 

[rapidboy]

This started out a while ago when a friend wanted me to rescale his Woodlore.
He chickened out but i liked the idea and decided to do one for myself.
I finally got around to putting it together today.



Take 1 bog standard WS Micarta Woodlore.

Drill out the bolts.

And boil for a few minutes.

After a few minutes the epoxy breaks down.

And the scales can be removed.

At this point i decided to spend a little time with a set of water stones from Axeminster to put a perfect flat grind on the blade.
I decided to use curly birch and black fibre spacer material on the scales.
I also wanted to replace the bolts with the type that are solid brass on both ends.

I drilled into the tang to give the epoxy plenty of grip.

This is after the epoxy has set and I'm about to start shaping.

First i sand down to the tang.

Then i start to profile the scales.

A sanding drum in a pillar drill is great for this work.

Then i use sand paper to finish working through the grades.

And it's done ,just needs soaking in oil for a while before a final coat of wax.

And a custom sheath.

rb

 

[dtalbot]

Fantastic, as I said on BB let me know if the old scales need a new home

 

[rapidboy]

Im going to try and use the old scales on another project but i might have another set soon so i will send them your way if i do.

 

[Chopper]

Wow, thats great, would you do that for me, if yes how much??

You want to put that on ebay, I recon it would fetch about £9000.

 

[morch]

Hey RB thats a beautiful job you've done there, as always

 

[Daniel]

I'm in awe at how you can get that block of wood looking so great on that knife! I wish I could do somthing like that, I think I'm going to have to give it a go!!

 

[Celt_Ginger]

Hello. What a beautiful job. That handle looks stunning. definately something to be proud of. if only I had the nerve to attempt something like that.

 

[rapidboy]

Wow, thats great, would you do that for me, if yes how much??

Chopper i hardly have time for this sort of thing at the minute and this one has been sitting around waiting for about 6 months.
It's really not difficult if you just take your time, give it a go.
Like with my sheath making pic's im hoping these will give members the confidence to get stuck in and try.

 

[Wavey Davey]

rb. Fantastic job - that is a truely beautiful bit of work. Your pics are brilliant and show that there isn't much to be afraid of. Very inspiring - I'm going to have to get myself a kit to make now rather than just thinking about it!

 

[Chopper]

Ok RB, Youve convinced me.

I hope you dont mind me asking but, where did you get the wood, nylon, rivits and lanyard tube from?

 

[rapidboy]

The wood i got in a trade but i believe it originally came from BRISA
Brass tube came from a BB member and the bolts and fibre spacer came from a friend in the US but again check out the BRISA website.

 

[Hoodoo]

Nice work RB! That is gorgeous. You probably have the nicest looking Woodlore in existence.

 

[george]

Great job RB

Now perhaps a matching curly birch handled firesteel?

George

 

[eraaij]

Oooh, this answers a lot of questions for me. I wanted to mod my Micarta WS but kept postponing it, not sure about what I might find underneath the scales. Thanks!

Btw - I really like the combination of curly Maple and the spacer material.

Now, where is my stash of snakewood?


-Emile

 

[Ahjno]

oooooooooooooooooohhhhhh

RB that's a beauty!!!!