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Following on from my opinel re handle in buffalo horn I remembered that back in 2014 I bought a blank off a lad on here (I think) and another member (peter-peter) sent me some wood for the handle . 

So I dug it out and made a start on it IMG-20210825-WA0000.jpeg.e54e4fa62ba3f941631edbbbcf430d6c.jpeg

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It's contoured to the blade handle . Still needs a fair bit of fettling to shape to hand but it's getting there

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Can anyone of you nice chaps shine a light on how to "finish" the handle ?

I've got it shaped and sanded from 120 grit through 240grit to 600 then 1200 1500 2000 finish with 2500 .

So next do I put it on buffer wheel or use an oil .

If oil what would be best ..

Unfortunately I have no idea what the wood Is .

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13 minutes ago, ditchman said:

loverly.........

i bet when you are working and focussed on doing the knife....you lose track of time......it is very therpudic............

Yep most definitely .

3-4 hours only seamed like a hour until the Mrs said I think it's time you put that down and done our food you've been on nearly 4 hours .

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All that's left to do is sharpen it on my new toy ...

A scheppach tiger 2000 whetstone sharpener 

Quite happy with it as mentioned it's my 1st attempt .

I didn't make the blank but I'm considering having a go I just need to get more info on how the harden the metal once shaped .

I've seen some online supplier's that sell flat stock ready for shaping ect .

So it looks like I'm going to be a YouTube addict for a while

 

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