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sharpguitarist
08-15-2010, 05:27 PM
thought i'd practice on something other than my prized spyderco's.
after seeing bushbadgers fluted scales, i just had to give it a try.
i'm thinking about using the technique on my new persistence using green linen micarta.
these turned out pretty well, considering i just used 80 grit paper taped to a steel rod. i don't have the right sized barrel sanding attachment for my rotary tool.
let me know what you guys think.

first up is a buck strider, with the green scales.
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/sharpguitarist/practicescales006.jpg

and this is a gerber that i've forgotten the name of. not sure if it's micarta or ?
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/sharpguitarist/practicescales007.jpg
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/sharpguitarist/practicescales008.jpg
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/sharpguitarist/practicescales002.jpg
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/sharpguitarist/practicescales003.jpg
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/sharpguitarist/practicescales005.jpg

thanks for looking!
later,
don
The Deacon
08-15-2010, 05:41 PM
Excellent work. Not my cup of tea, but very well done. I'd guess the stuff on the Gerber is G-10, but whatever it is, the way you carved it made it at least ten times more visually interesting than Spyderco's textured G-10.
sharpguitarist
08-15-2010, 07:02 PM
Excellent work. Not my cup of tea, but very well done. I'd guess the stuff on the Gerber is G-10, but whatever it is, the way you carved it made it at least ten times more visually interesting than Spyderco's textured G-10.

wow!
thanks deacon!
coming from you, that means a lot, since you are one of the go to guys on this forum.
i really liked the way the material is layered, and fluting it just made it more prominent.
thanks again!
later,
don
Evil D
08-15-2010, 07:36 PM
Love how the Gerber looks...the layering works really well with the fluting. If it had a damascus blade it would be really interesting.
dialex
08-17-2010, 04:04 AM
Very nice work, even more impressive considering it was done freehand; congratulations and thanks for sharing.
Bushbadger
08-17-2010, 05:17 AM
Excellent job sir!
Stony
08-17-2010, 05:29 AM
I'm gonna have to agree, very well done sir.
SMI
08-17-2010, 11:22 AM
That Gerber looks fantastic, nice job.
Evil D
08-17-2010, 11:39 AM
I was just reading something in a knife mag about laminate G10...could be something like that going on with that handle.