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Offline Bladepeek

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2014, 11:26:00 AM »
Ray, that's a beautiful knife, but a really fantastic piece of ironwood.

I know they are a bit too oily to stabilize and hard enough and small-pored enough not to need it, but what finish did you put on to bring out the colors like that. That is a neck-snapping piece of wood.
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Offline Lupo

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2014, 02:39:00 PM »
Beautifull!
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2014, 06:15:00 PM »
600 grit paper- white rouge on a stitched wheel 1/2 hp buffer
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2014, 06:16:00 PM »
Paste wax after
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2014, 06:17:00 PM »
Thanks again all! More coming
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Offline ymountainman

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2014, 08:27:00 PM »
Very impressive! Awesome knife!
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Offline ron w

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Re: Ironwood and 5160
« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2014, 10:11:00 PM »
:thumbsup:
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