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Offline Bodork

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cocobolo/ebony
« on: May 18, 2008, 01:51:00 PM »
Here's a odell helle blade knife that I recently finished. I've been waiting  for a sunny dat to take some pictures.
 The handle is cocobolo and ebony with a cocobolo/ebony herringbone mosaic stripe. (Thanks joebuck) The accents are bloodwood.
 
 

Offline Ken Sorg

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2008, 01:57:00 PM »
Beautiful knife!!!!

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2008, 05:10:00 PM »
Very nice combo!
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2008, 05:10:00 PM »
Very cool!
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2008, 05:16:00 PM »
You are getting really good at this knife making.Very nice.<><
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2008, 06:42:00 PM »
That looks really good.  Love the mosaic strip!

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2008, 08:54:00 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2008, 10:31:00 PM »
very nice!
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2008, 11:34:00 PM »
Very nice!!!

Offline Nosight

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2008, 12:59:00 AM »
Outstanding work. Looks grate.
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Offline skullworks

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2008, 06:55:00 AM »
Super handle work!!!! That is too sweet! WOW!!
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2008, 09:03:00 AM »
Awsome!  love the handle shape and combo of woods.

That looks like it took some time.

Where do you get the "mosaic stripe"  or do you make it?

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Offline Leftieshot

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2008, 09:38:00 AM »
How did you make that mosaic strip?  Any special tools required?

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2008, 10:01:00 AM »
Jantz sells mosaic strips.
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2008, 02:17:00 PM »
Nice looking knife!  What did you use for the blade guard? Or whatever you call the silver piece between the handle and blade.
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Offline joebuck

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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2008, 09:11:00 PM »
I love it Bodork!..Biggie would jump through that screen to get that knife..it matches his Swamprooter I made him....thank goodness he doesn't visit this site!!! love your stuff ..keep it up!
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Re: cocobolo/ebony
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2008, 10:50:00 PM »
Thanks guys. Farmboy and leftieshot, I did make the mosaic stripe. I used a scroll saw and a block sander. I cut several 1/2" strips of cocobolo and ebony from  laminations I made. The laminations were 1-1/2" wide by about .050 thick. I cut the strips with my scroll saw set at a 45 degree angle. I alternated them and made points out of the angles and glued them between a .030 piece of purpleheart. It's hard to explain but not that hard to do.
 Madness, the finger guard is made of brass. I picked up some nice pieces at the scrap yard real cheap. They were nice enough to let me rummage through their bins. Mike

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