Wow, now that's both impressive and inspiring! What material is the handle made of?
Wow, now that's both impressive and inspiring! What material is the handle made of?
It is stabelized maple burl. I should of made a handle with a little more curves with such nice handle material. I am new to knifemaking, and still have alot to learn.
Nice work!
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Beautiful work.
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If you still have a lot to learn your sure on the right path. Nice stuff!
Well I suppose we can all learn, but it sure does look like quality work to me. I may pick your brain a little. I'm making some homemade micarta this weekend. I've never pinned scales to a knife (just used Chicago screws), so I may need some advice.Originally Posted by panch0
If I can help in any way just ask away. Thats what we are all here for. I would love to help anyone who really wants to make knives. Post some pics of the micarta. I have been wanting to make some also.
Last edited by panch0; 06-05-2009 at 02:16 PM.
Outstanding work!!! Nice blades and sheaths.
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Knives to be proud of. That first one looks like a great knife for the bush. Mac
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Well, that's why we have a Quality Control Department. Are you familiar with it?
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Jeepers, I thought they were for testing and review. Thanks for the heads up - guess I won't have to send one to them for testing.
No! No! No! You've got it ALL WRONG!!!!
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What does the word "ACUIRRE" stamped on the blade, stand for, or mean?
Last edited by Gray Wolf; 06-14-2009 at 01:00 AM.
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A person is finished when they quit."
It is actually stamped with
F.
AGUIRRE
It stands for Frank Aguirre. Its my makers stamp. Its simple I know, but its just like me...simple.
Nice work!
Simple is good. I just didn't know if I was lacking in language translations. That is one of the nicest maple burl handles I've seen and the 4 pins work well, that's rare.
Outstanding work Frank!
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A person is finished when they quit."
I guess I would have to call your style a kinda understated perfection. Looks deceivingly simple yet you took the extra time to make it look that way, just good lines and can't see
any imperfections. Mine are crude in comparison, well done.
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I thank you for the nice words. It takes me a long time to make a knife. Other more experienced makers can get better results in less than half the time than me. I too feel that my knives are crude compared to those who have shown me the way.
I should be able to make such crude knives!!!!!
There is an amazing amount of detail in that knife. Keeping nice crisp edges (visually) in the wood handle is no easy task and neither is maintaining the even round at the butt. Nice job.
Did you electro etch your name in it?
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I have found that I have difficulty in this area.maintaining the even round at the butt
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