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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: forged copper highlights?
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2010, 09:23:00 PM »
Scott, maybe not perfect, but that was part of what makes that knife look great!

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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: forged copper highlights?
« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2010, 10:02:00 PM »
I'm doing a hidden tang bird/trout knife with a bog oak handle- and my ferrule, though small, is going to be 3 thin copper sections surrounding two spacer disks of buffalo horn

I'll post pics when I'm done. I've used brass as liners before ala Joe Keesler- I like it very much and it really pops dark material like buff horn or ironwood.
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Offline Scott Roush

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Re: forged copper highlights?
« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2010, 10:19:00 PM »
looking forward to seeing that Knife Ray.

Thanks for the compliment Steve!

Offline Jeremy

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Re: forged copper highlights?
« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2010, 10:34:00 PM »
You can buy a sheet of copper in the same thickness as your silver wire for inlaying.  Then you cut it with a sharp knife into the same width as the bezel wire.
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