tgood1969
having dreams about rocks
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Post by tgood1969 on May 23, 2011 14:05:47 GMT -5
I finished up my first knife scale project this past weekend and am pleased with the results. It does have some surface imperfections and the brass was only finished to a grit of 1000 but overall, I like it. I have started a few more already but will plan to make them a little more refined in finish. This one is currently in my pocket and will see some rough use as time goes by. Thanks for looking. Mike    |
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meta99
has rocks in the head
Ohio Flint Ridge flint
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Post by meta99 on May 23, 2011 15:12:17 GMT -5
Nice work there Mike! Seeing that makes me wish I carried a knife! But I looked at that tutorial that was posted, and that's a whole lot of work....like everything else in this hobby... great rock choice too.
Sue
Oh...and truly impressive for a first set...looks like you've been doing this a while.
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Post by Toad on May 23, 2011 17:12:57 GMT -5
Looks great. You must have huge pockets.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on May 23, 2011 19:41:01 GMT -5
Mike, that looks really good! I like the satin finish on the bolsters too.
Nate
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spicer m
spending too much on rocks
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Post by spicer m on May 23, 2011 21:45:03 GMT -5
Mike
Great work, I realy like You choice of scales.
Mike
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adrian65
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Arch to golden memories and to great friends.
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Post by adrian65 on May 23, 2011 22:17:22 GMT -5
You did it fantastic! Beautiful and accurate work.
Adrian
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tgood1969
having dreams about rocks
Member since March 2011
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Post by tgood1969 on May 24, 2011 7:15:13 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
lol - Toad - not sure if it is that my pockets are big... it may just be that they are otherwise empty. My rock habit has a way of emptying them out.
The tutorial provided by Michael Hoover proved invaluable to me... I am sure it saved me from making a bunch more mistakes.
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on May 24, 2011 8:20:42 GMT -5
Dang! That's a beauty! Great looking moss agate and the scales look flawless.....Mel
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sampson
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2011
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Post by sampson on May 25, 2011 17:33:51 GMT -5
Great work. Looks like a perfect fit and the colors and depth of the patterns really go well with the brass. One day i hope to be able to show off a piece that nice.
Sampson
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Post by rockmanken on May 25, 2011 19:04:13 GMT -5
Great job. Wish I had Mike's tutorial when I started, but I flew by the seat of my pants.
Like your choice of stone.
Ken
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rockncajun
spending too much on rocks
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Post by rockncajun on May 25, 2011 21:32:53 GMT -5
Great job! I love that moss. I did one with the green moss. I like yours better.
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pporky
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by pporky on May 28, 2011 17:18:11 GMT -5
Fantastic, great choice of material and finish.
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Post by frane on May 31, 2011 9:46:54 GMT -5
OK, now that is beautiful! Great job!
Fran
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 4, 2011 10:12:11 GMT -5
hell that came out perfect man -- i was gifted a very nice smallish pocket knife from Ken and everytime i show it to anyone or they see me use it they all want to hold it haha --hey lemmy see that -- you can just tell theres something special about a custom made knife that grabs the eye -- i guess cause you just dont see many from cool stone -- Ken also made me a pill box to carry my pain killers -- i never leave home without them haha -- they also wanna check that out so i gotta keep a close eye on them both
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