Some Brut de Forge action

[kbaknife]

Had to make this up for a Texas fell'r.
A W1 Brut de Forge with some stabilized and pressure dyed Curly Maple. That pressure dying makes this stuff look like velvet! I love it.
Of course, I also used the Lin Rhea-inspired domed pins with the "special" washers underneath to distribute pin stresses.
He wanted it rough and nasty:

   

   

[2treks]

I like that Karl.
I stained some curly maple lams today that look about that same color.

How big is that buster?

[kbaknife]

The flat ground portion of the blade is 4", and overall it's 9 inches.
I send blocks off to be stabilized and pressure dyed and they're 1+" thick and are dyed 100% of the way through.
There's no sanding through this color!!

[Steve Nuckels]

Karl, as always a great looking knife!  Interesting concept "pressure dying" never heard of that!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

[kbaknife]

Originally posted by Steve Nuckels:
Karl, as always a great looking knife!  Interesting concept "pressure dying" never heard of that!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

It's an option at K and G where a lot of us send our material to get stabilized. You can have wood colored just about any color of the rainbow.

[snakewood3]

That is very, very nice to say the least. Do the pin bushings go through the tang ?

[chinook907]

That is a great looking knife.

[kbaknife]

Originally posted by snakewood3:
That is very, very nice to say the least. Do the pin bushings go through the tang ?

No - they're about 3/32" thick and epoxied into "pockets". I really like the way they work.

[Lin Rhea]

I like it Karl. Very nice.

[2treks]

So this is dyed but not stabilized?
That sounds cool. It puts the stain all the way through the wood, yes?

Chuck

[kbaknife]

Second sentence, first post:

"A W1 Brut de Forge with some   stabilized   and pressure dyed Curly Maple."

Second sentence, third post:

"I send blocks off to be stabilized and pressure dyed and they're 1+" thick and are dyed   100%   of the way through."

[Ragnarok Forge]

So I am thinking dyed first and then stabilized or is that backwards?  I have a lot of curly maple  about to be sent off to be stabilized. How much more does the dye job cost you?

[kbaknife]

Originally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
So I am thinking dyed first and then stabilized or is that backwards?  I have a lot of curly maple  about to be sent off to be stabilized. How much more does the dye job cost you?

I'm serious - I don't know. I forget what I paid.
You are correct - they pressure dye it first and then need to let that completely dry before they stabilize it, so be prepared for some additional time.

[Kevin Evans]

Look'in good

[2treks]

Thank you  Karl.

[kbaknife]

Originally posted by Two Tracks:
Thank you  Karl.

You're welcome.    

[Ray Hammond]

Really cool   Karl

Wondering why you decided not to use through tang pins on this one?  Could you detail the process you used a little more?

[kbaknife]

Ray, I guess I'm not entirely clear on what you mean.
These are regular 1/8" pins going all the way through the scales and tang.
I made 4 - 1/4" diameter "washers" about 3/32 thick with a hole in them for the pin and set them into the handle scale so when I peened the pin the lateral stresses wold not effect the handle material but I'd still get the same holding power.
That what you mean?

[Ray Hammond]

Ok got you! I thought this was different because you used "pocket" in your description. That helps my tiny mind wrap around it

[Ray Hammond]