First finished in a while...

[gudspelr]

I recently had the privilege of visiting Bruce Bingenheimer and spending some time in his shop.  I brought down two 5160 stock removal knives I'd been working on and with some great help from him, we got them more or less in good condition   .  He spent some time showing me some fun tricks and tips that will make life MUCH better on future knives.  We finished the handle on one and I just finished up this one on my own.  It's got several small issues, all of which were due to me during the initial process.  Bing helped get them reasonably under control.  The handle went together fairly well for me using his methods-just a few things I need to pay better attention to next time around and it'll turn out even better.  So, here it is.  5160, differential heat treatment, heavily rounded spine, and some really pretty Amboyna burl that Bing gave me.  Thanks again for a great time, Bing.

The beginning, after glue-up.

 


 


Some shaping of the handle, courtesy of Bing's teaching.

 


 


 


 

[gudspelr]

 


 


 


 


This was my 2nd lanyard tube and with some good advice recently given on here, it definitely turned out better than the first.  Any comments or constructive criticism are welcome.  I still have a long way to go   .


Jeremy

[Bladepeek]

A lot of us have a long way to go. The fun thing is that you never really get there, so it's a never ending journey. Well, it ends, I guess, but then I won't be around to care anyway.

I'd say you were paying attention in class. It couldn't have been too bad going in - the blade is VERY nice and even at the bottom of the plunge grind. The handle looks like it would be quite friendly and yes, that is a nice piece of wood.

I like it!

[tradarcher816]

Very impressive! Keep up the good work!

[akaboomer]

Very nice Jeremy.  Guys like Bruce are a huge help to aspiring makers. Your fortunate to have that. You done great. Keep it up.
Thanks for sharing.

Chris

[gudspelr]

Thanks for the kind words. If it weren't for a lot of the advice and information on this site, I'm not sure I'd be making knives at all. With some luck and work, someday I'll hopefully be making some nicer stuff like you all   .

Jeremy

[Roughcountry]

Looks great to me Jeremy.

I tried to email you yesterday but got a notification it failed. Dan V gave me a phone number and I'll try it tonight if I get the chance. RS