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Offline kbaknife

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Silver Wire Inlay
« on: December 30, 2009, 01:10:00 PM »
Thought some of you guys might like to see Silver Wire Inlay done.
I wanted to take pictures of this process anyway, so there's no reason to not share them with ya'll.
Since it's a Hunter, it should fit into this forum quite well.
You will see some pictures in the background on a few of these here. It's a photo of a knife that my customer wanted to emulate on his knife.
This is a pattern I call "Wandering Vine" and is one I have used many times.
Here's a little step-by-step:
This semi-finished knife with the layout and some of the in-letting tools involved:
 

A little closer shot of the layout:
   

Gotta just LOOOOOOOVE the take-dwon knife when it comes to stuff like this:
 

The handle in the bowling ball vise - (thank you, Mr. Keeslar!)
 
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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2009, 01:11:00 PM »
It's still early and I'm not ready to sit down - yet:
 

A little close-up of the process:
 

The main "vine" nearing completion:
 

When I do a "branch" or wherever two "things" come together, I use a small hammer and beat the silver wire down veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery thin so it blends in seamlessly:
 
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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2009, 01:11:00 PM »
Here is the completed inlaying done, along with little seed "pods" at the ends of the branches:
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Now, I saturate the handle material with water so as to swell up the crushed wood grain and make it fill in the voids and "grab" the silver wire to hold it in place.
Prior to putting the wire in, it is drawn through 220 sand paper to put lengthwise scratches in the sides to help hold it in when the wood is swelled.
If it was summer time, I would place the handle out in the sun to dry, or maybe in my kitchen gas stove, since it always holds about 120 degrees from the pilot light, but since it's the middle of winter, I'll set it atop the wood burner and head to the gas station for a cup of coffee and a cookie!
 

Came back, clamped up the handle and filed the excess metals off.
Now the other side, some stain and finish.
I call it "good"!
 
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2009, 01:24:00 PM »
Nice, Karl.

Do you want a block of lexan? Tell me what size your T/D handle blocks start out at.
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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2009, 01:28:00 PM »
Usually about 1 1/8 X 2 1/8 X 5.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2009, 01:45:00 PM »
You got it, man. I'll get it out Monday. Don't mean to hijack your thread, sorry.

Keep going...show us the finish process.
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2009, 02:29:00 PM »
Karl
That is outstanding, I'm like Ray lets see the finshed product. thanks for sharing
dana
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2009, 02:58:00 PM »
Give me a couple days.
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Offline killinstuff

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2009, 03:43:00 PM »
That's a great bowling ball vise. Great idea.

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2009, 03:48:00 PM »
Man thats awesome. Anxious to see some final pics of it!
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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2009, 05:15:00 PM »
In this chair is where I spend about 1/2 my life.
Here I will take the filed handle from 220 up through 800. Then, I really wet the handle good with denatured alcohol. While it is wet, it raises the fine grain that I have "smashed" down into the handle material and then it will dry very quickly so I can continue working.
Then, back to my favorite chair, and "cut" off the newly raised grain with 1200 grit, and then finish off with 1500.
 

The completed handle ready for some COLOR!!
 

Amazing what a little color can do to some nice curly maple!
 


Now I'll finish off the guard and put a good soaking coat of gun stock finish on the handle to dry over night.
0000 steel wool in the morning and then another coat of gun stock finish.
Finished picture probably on Friday.
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2009, 05:35:00 PM »
Very Nice Karl, you always amaze me, some of the finest work i've every seen
thanks for the show
dana
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Offline Kevin Evans

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2009, 05:47:00 PM »
Thanks Karl,You did good!!!  :thumbsup:
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Offline drewsbow

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2009, 06:57:00 PM »
man that is nice , thanks for letting us watch. Drew
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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2009, 07:58:00 PM »
Yea Buddy I LIKE! Thanks for the tutorial  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline OconeeDan

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2009, 09:08:00 PM »
Super looking, Karl!
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2009, 09:15:00 PM »
Thanks Karl! Very nice, I love that pattern!


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Offline prarieboy

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #17 on: December 30, 2009, 09:26:00 PM »
Thanks for sharin Karl. You do very good work.
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Offline LC

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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2009, 09:34:00 PM »
WOW!Thats just beautiful!
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Re: Silver Wire Inlay
« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2009, 11:25:00 PM »
Karl, I am sorta new here.  But I read all your and Lin Rhea's posts and responses,  I am not ready to try any wire inlay yet but I did notice your awesome little pipe vise that you were doing your sanding in, the red and black one.  I am going to build one this weekend, if you would, tell me what you are using inside the vice for your clamping material, or if you have the time maybe a short list of materials.  I am not trying to waste your time, I can see most of the material, but if there is anything not so obvious I would like to know.  Thanks Dirk
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