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Rough Rider Knife kit build... and long video!
rleete:
Small lockback out of stock everywhere I looked. Damn you for making me add another project to the list!
Blade:
Nice job Ralph! One tip I would have for you to try on the next knife is when you pein your pins use a tapered reamer instead of a countersink. The countersink leaves a small shoulder that is sometimes ground or filed away when you finish the bolster, a tapered reamer gives you a much longer tapered area on the end of the pin after you pein it and is also less likely to pull loose.
--- Quote ---polished them a little (by hand only). I know, sad!
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Some of the finest finishes are done by hand, I hand finish all of my high end knives, a lot of other makers that I know do also.
I am almost certain the wood on your knife is Fibron or Diamondwood, both of these are pressure treated burch that make a great durable handle that is easy to finish.
spuddevans:
Very nice piece of work there :clap: :clap: :clap:
--- Quote from: Divided he ad on March 19, 2011, 05:35:00 PM ---I have no idea what wood it is and it doesn't say in the limited bumf!
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I have turned a number of wooden pens out of Cocobolo, and I agree with Dave, it really looks like cocobolo to me, the cocobolo I turned would buff up to a glorious shine just like yours did, and had the same grain structure and appearance.
If it is cocobolo then you have to be careful about the sanding dust as it can be sensitizing, ie the more you are exposed to it the more of an allergic reaction you get.
Tim
Blade:
What makes me think the handle material is Fibron is the bullseye pattern. This happens because when the factory makes the sheets of material it is built like plywood, out of layers of thinner material and they alternate colors alot of times to give the wood some contrast. Because the layers are so consistent in thickness it causes the bullseyes when you grind it. This material is also resin impregnated which helps it buff to a high shine. It is probably one of the most common woods on factory knives these days.
I added a pic of a piece of fibron and a piece of cocobolo, the large one is cocobolo you can see the pattern I mentioned on the fibron. Another indicator would be smell, when you grind cocobolo it smells like cinamon, it is like Tim mentioned a problem for people that are repeatedly exposed, some people develop severe allergies over time.
Divided he ad:
Roger... Is this the kit you mean?
:D Next one to try :dremel:
Cheers Eddie.... I haven't got any tapered reamers and so definitely haven't got any this small either :scratch: I'll have to do some thinking!
It certainly didn't smell good when I was sanding it down! I'm inclined to believe it is a resin impregnated job... It also has a real closely repeated pattern with a near perfect bullseye on the scales to the little lockback pictured in the kit above.
(Mmmm... I wonder if there are any plans out there for a small inexpensive slipjoint or even liner lock knife :scratch: :poke: :wave: willing to trade for a mini brass torch :thumbup: )
Ralph.
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