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Title: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: Rathbuck on August 12, 2022, 11:07:34 AM

Finished this one up last week, as a donation for a local fundraiser (for one of the guys in my hockey league that broke his neck earlier this year).  Hopefully should bring decent money.

96 layers of 1095/15n20 with a stabilized spalted maple burl handle.  One of my friends donated the maple burl - he had it kiln dried from a tree on his property.  I was able to stabilize it, and it buffs up beautifully.

(https://i.imgur.com/yF42Zgz.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/UipPV2j.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/bswHThZ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GLkGrmn.jpg)

Title: Re: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: Pine on August 12, 2022, 11:09:37 AM

 :thumbsup: love it.  :archer:

Title: Re: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: tippit on August 12, 2022, 03:31:07 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: beemann on August 12, 2022, 11:27:05 PM

Never knew how much I wanted a spalted maple burl knife till right now.... Wow fantastic.... Nicely done...

Title: Re: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: Rathbuck on August 15, 2022, 10:24:41 AM

Thanks guys!  Proud to say it raised a good chunk of change on Saturday night at the auction.

Doesn't hurt that it went to a good friend of mine.

Title: Re: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: Sam McMichael on August 15, 2022, 03:45:41 PM

It is a great knife. I'm glad that it raised a nice amount in the fund drive. Congratulations.

Title: Re: Latest work - kitchen/chopper with maple burl handle
Post by: bjansen on August 22, 2022, 08:49:30 PM

Nice one!    :thumbsup: