Pimp My Knife

davymoore · 17-09-2011 05:43PM

#|USER NAME|DEP|L/R|Handle|Liners
1|moby30|Paid|Right|J - Buckeye Maple|
2|customrifle|Paid|Right|E - Quilted Maple|
3|skippey|Paid|Right|C - Walnut|
4|EPointer=Birdss|Paid|Right|A - Spalted Teak|
5|Mauser 308|Paid|Right|Q - BogOak|
6|dwighet|Paid|Right|B - BogOak|
7|belowaverageiq|Paid|Left|M - Box Elder Burl|
8|Bibio|Paid|Right|L - Spalted Teak|
9|riflehunter77|Paid|Right|D - Black Pauya|
10|Dupont|Paid|Right|G - Cocobola|
11|.220 Swift|Paid|Right|F - Box Elder|
12|underthethumb|Paid|Right|R - Striped Ebony|
13|650gs|Paid|Right|N - Jarah Burl|
14|garveyjg|Paid|Right|I - Ambonya|
15|baldyshane|Paid|Right|T - Black Walnut|
|RESERVES||||
*|demonloop||||
*|Vegeta||||
*|Macadam||||

This is the current state of play

Thanks Lads

Davy

Last lot tomorrow !

baldyshane · 17-09-2011 07:42PM

Really sorrry I missed yesterday and todays choices some lovely stuff there. It seems I am holding up the whole process.
That said I am going to wait for tomorrows before I make my final decision;);)

BELOWaverageIQ · 17-09-2011 08:23PM

A really diverse selection of timbers, fair play Davy.
Personally I'm delighted with the one I landed, can't wait to see them progress but if for some strange reason I happen to win the comp please please please name it something other than my user name

davymoore · 18-09-2011 01:30PM

Ok and the final selection is....

V - Buffalo Horn
W - Black Canvas Micarta
X - Paracord Wrap (various colours)

Something other than timbers to round things out

skippey · 18-09-2011 02:07PM

buffalo looks lovely thats a hard choice to choose between whats left baldy

dwighet · 18-09-2011 02:27PM

I would love that horn....

EPointer=Birdss · 18-09-2011 08:57PM

dwighet wrote: »

I would love that horn....

baldyshane · 18-09-2011 09:03PM

Right so I better decide. Today choices were interesting but I think I would like to keep with a timber handle so here goes

baldyshane - T- Black walnut

Cheers Davy can't wait to see what comes next

davymoore · 19-09-2011 09:58AM

Right Lads thats step 2 complete,

I hope ye enjoyed the choices and that everyone got what they wanted. I tried to put as strange and diverse a range of possibilities as I could given the limitations of what was actually in the workshop at the time.

I'd like to point out something at this point ....

Timber is a natural material, It's a beautiful material and what makes it beautiful in most cases is the figuring in the timber. This figuring is due to grains, knots, twists and cracking in the timber itself. However the very things that make the timber beautiful are what may come accross as flaws in some cases.

As I work the timber I may expose a knot or a crack, Perhaps a worm hole or a void may become visible. In most cases I will be able to fill or repair these natural flaws but it's not always possible. I happen to think that this is an exciting thing and it gives your knife that "One Off"ness that you don't get with a factory built knife.

But just be aware of this

Davy

moby30 · 19-09-2011 10:25AM

thanks davy i always found that you can make a piece even more interesting by highlighting flaws like this-i do a lot of turning and do a bit of carving and i always love filling in splits and knots in the wood with solder-tricky enough to do and being honest doesnt always work out but when it does its spectacular. dont think any of us can complain with whats been offered so far-cant wait to see whats coming next.

davymoore · 19-09-2011 01:01PM

Next Step

Choose Your Liner Material

The liner material is the RED material in the photo above.

It serves 2 functions. The first function is purely one of aesthetics (it looks good) and it works as a nice contrast between the timber handle and the steel blade. The second function is as a moisture barrier. Timber handles absorb moisture over time and this moisture can have an affect on your blade material. The micarta liner helps to inhibit this process (A customer recently called it a DPC / Damp Proof Course

) although it can't be 100% succesfull.

So have a think about it for a bit and I will make some colour options available later.

Davy

davymoore · 19-09-2011 02:26PM

Choices as follows

Blue
Green
White
Grey
Black
Brick
Red

You may choose up to 2 colours (Handy for club colours etc.)

If you wish you may opt for None

State the colour/s you wish to choose as follows Username - Colour

e.g davymoore - Blue

If you would like to have 2 colours then state which colour you would like next to the timber first in your selection

Example :

In this case the RED is next to the timber handle and the Green is next to the Steel Blade

So in order to select this opton

Username - Red / Green

Davy

As with all options there is no reversing ...... All Decisions Are Final!!

garveyjg · 19-09-2011 02:39PM

garveyjg - green,,,, thanks Davy:)

moby30 · 19-09-2011 02:40PM

moby30 red / black

customrifle · 19-09-2011 02:48PM

customrifle white

dwighet · 19-09-2011 02:54PM

Dwighet- Black

davymoore · 19-09-2011 03:16PM

#|USER NAME|DEP|L/R|Handle|Liners
1|moby30|Paid|Right|J - Buckeye Maple|Red/Black
2|customrifle|Paid|Right|E - Quilted Maple|White
3|skippey|Paid|Right|C - Walnut|Red
4|EPointer=Birdss|Paid|Right|A - Spalted Teak|Green
5|Mauser 308|Paid|Right|Q - BogOak|White/Green
6|dwighet|Paid|Right|B - BogOak|Black
7|belowaverageiq|Paid|Left|M - Box Elder Burl|Green/Black
8|Bibio|Paid|Right|L - Spalted Teak|Red/Black
9|riflehunter77|Paid|Right|D - Black Pauya|Brick
10|Dupont|Paid|Right|G - Cocobola|Blue
11|.220 Swift|Paid|Right|F - Box Elder Burl|White/Red
12|underthethumb|Paid|Right|R - Striped Ebony|Grey/Black
13|650gs|Paid|Right|N - Jarah Burl|White
14|garveyjg|Paid|Right|I - Ambonya|Green
15|baldyshane|Paid|Right|T - Black Walnut|Brick
|RESERVES||||
*|demonloop||||
*|Vegeta||||
*|Macadam||||

This is the current state of play

Thanks Lads

Davy