bazzab Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hi all. Have been reading everyone's knife build thread and have been blooming tempted. So decide sod it ill give it a go. Had look around and found awesome Helle Harding blade nice and cheap. Found a hickory handle I had lying about and cracked on. Wasnt to bothered about looks wanted more comfort and fit to my hand. After hours of sanding etc it fits like a glove. Well worth all the time spent. Once shaped and blade bonded in I gave it a few coats of Tru-oil stain amd allowes to dry then sanded it with 1500 paper so stain stayed in some of the grain to give a patina look. Then 10 good coats of the tru oil itself and flatted each one with wet 2000 paper. Last coat is like glass. Good sharpen and its like a blooming razor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 If you make another one i will send you some of my bog oak to make a couple of scales for your next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Mmmmm ill def take you up on that mate. Im gonna do a field crafter one so need scale bits. Thank you very much mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Your welcome, you just pay the postage and i will sort you out a couple of bits.it does look nice when oil up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 No probs mate. Send me paypal details if thats ok? Ill send as gift. Let me know how much mate. Thank you so much mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 hi just give me a couple of days just got out of hospital, but i will sort some for you . regards john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 here what the bog oak looks like when finished this is a damascus blade with bone and bog oak handle , the sheath i made from a ladies hand bag from a charity shop, i had to get the wife to buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 here what the bog oak looks like when finished this is a damascus blade with bone and bog oak handle , the sheath i made from a ladies hand bag from a charity shop, i had to get the wife to buy it No worries mate whenever you can totally no rush. Hope ur ok bud? Now thats a thing of beauty I live that. I wanted to do a dark handle too. Hahahahaha id have done the same look a bit odd buying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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