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Post by BuiltonRock on Feb 5, 2012 14:47:49 GMT -5
This combination started out as a joke between my wife and me. On my workbench was a beautiful piece of Palm from Beefjello (Brian) and some slabs of cool Granite from Tandl (Ted). I joked with Tammy saying "I have pomegranate if your hungry" Then it became a challenge to see if I could actually make palm and granite knife scales, as I do not have a flat lap. Here are the results on an antique fishing knife from Ireland.   Thanks for looking! John |
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Feb 5, 2012 14:55:11 GMT -5
Wow, nicely done!
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 5, 2012 15:05:05 GMT -5
Beautiful combination and perfect joits betweeen the rocks.
What a great idea to use stone instead of metal for bolsters. Jade is best for bolsters, I think, being more resistant than other stones.
Adrian
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Post by unclestu on Feb 5, 2012 15:31:10 GMT -5
Boy does that look pretty and those joints are tighter than the skin on a grape.
Stu
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Feb 5, 2012 15:52:23 GMT -5
Very nice!
turned out beautifully
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Post by snuffy on Feb 5, 2012 16:03:09 GMT -5
Coral snake colors to me. ;D Good job,certainly colorful.
snuffy
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Post by Toad on Feb 5, 2012 16:21:18 GMT -5
Great work.
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 5, 2012 16:25:11 GMT -5
Wow smoothly done and really nice color combination....Mel
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Post by BuiltonRock on Feb 5, 2012 19:43:16 GMT -5
Thaks everyone! Coral snake! Now that you mention it...
John
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Post by tandl on Feb 5, 2012 19:48:28 GMT -5
That looks great -John
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Post by gr on Feb 5, 2012 20:20:23 GMT -5
pure artistry, very nicly done John
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Post by rockrookie on Feb 5, 2012 20:22:22 GMT -5
beautiful knife , John !!
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Post by rockmanken on Feb 5, 2012 20:56:07 GMT -5
Wow is all I can say. That is gorgeous. Wish I had thought nof that when I did my fishing knife. I did it all in one slab.
In have done some Barlow knives in two pieces because of the one piece metal bolsters and scales together.
Great job.
Ken
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Post by christopherl1234 on Feb 5, 2012 21:52:56 GMT -5
Very well done!!!
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Post by hulagrub on Feb 5, 2012 22:14:51 GMT -5
Great looking knife!
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Post by NDK on Feb 5, 2012 22:21:12 GMT -5
That's super cool John! Nice work.
Nate
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Feb 5, 2012 23:28:08 GMT -5
Oh man, you did it alright! That is gorgeous! Beautiful job!
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 5, 2012 23:57:31 GMT -5
Schweet! I love it, perfect for that kind of knife.
Lee
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Post by carloscinco on Feb 6, 2012 6:11:08 GMT -5
Seamless and beautiful. Those red speckles on both stones tie it all together. -Carlos
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 6, 2012 13:35:09 GMT -5
In case you're still not sure how well you did...great work!  Chuck |
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