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  1. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    Excellent! I am glad that the thread will be of value. I will extend you the same offer as I did to Trent. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
  2. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    Yup, that heel is the most vulnerable spot while using the big belt sander. An edge guard is a great idea! Thanks Joe!
  3. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    It is a much different project than doing a wa, but with the attention to detail that you reflect in your handles, I am sure you will pull it off, Trent! Feel free to reach out if you have questions or get stuck.
  4. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    Just make sure there is enough room left for her car, and maybe you can stay out of hot water.
  5. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    Thank you for suggesting that I take WIP pics and allowing me to post them for the group! Glad it went nice and easy, and came out so cleanly!
  6. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    Almost ready to glue everything up! Before blending the epoxy, I always dry fit everything together. Once you know it fits, and will tighten you are ready to go. I use an epozy with a slow setting time, Fast drying epoxies don't give you the time necessary to get all the glue applied and get...
  7. birdsfan

    Replacing handle scales on a western handle

    I just finished installing snakewood handle scales on a Misono dragon. Before I started @chiffonodd asked me to take pictures of the process along the way, as he was curious what was entailed. I figured there were probably others on the forum who might be interested in seeing it as well. This...
  8. birdsfan

    WTS MSicard Cutlery 250mm KS Style Wolfram Special San-Mai Gyuto

    Really beautiful work with the finger stones. You made the cladding line pop!
  9. birdsfan

    Rehandling gaps

    +1 on the food safe silicone. It is clear (mostly), flexible and easy to use. And most importantly, it is food safe
  10. birdsfan

    Show us your sticks (finished handle projects)...

    There are a number of great tutorial threads on here, which fully explains a step by step process. Between here and YouTube you can really get a pretty good idea how to get started. It has always been my experience that just about anyone on here is willing to spend some DM time helping new...
  11. birdsfan

    Show us your sticks (finished handle projects)...

    Even though the tang bend seems to be a common condition (I think one of our US pharmacuetical companies has developed a treatment for that) Toyama makes a marvelous knife. Despite being stout in the spine, his grind allows a user to ghost through even some dense veg. Because I have had mine...
  12. birdsfan

    Show us your sticks (finished handle projects)...

    I have done 2 Toyama handles, both tangs had a bend in them. This is definitely a thing!
  13. birdsfan

    How old are you guys?

    "We can make him better than he was....better, stronger....faster" (you have to be my age to remember that television reference)
  14. birdsfan

    How old are you guys?

    A young 59 (at the beginning of a shift). An old creaky 59 (after the shift is over)
  15. birdsfan

    NFL: Post-Draft Super Bowl Predictions

    I was just gonna chime in on this thread and you beat e to it @Heckel7302! I am really pleased with the Eagles draft. For both Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean to fall to a spot where the Birds to grab them was a wild good fortune. The guard they got in the 5th out of Michigan looks like an...
  16. birdsfan

    Show us your sticks (finished handle projects)...

    Given my rather challenging work schedule and doing knife work for a lot of friends, I havent been able to work on my own knives recently, but here is a handle I did for a Tsubaya white#1 (TF) 270. Same handle wabi sabi as Fujiwara branded western. It is curly maple with white, red and black...
  17. birdsfan

    WTS Red Flags on BST

    So I can't get a Kato for $600?
  18. birdsfan

    Knife findings

    That is absolutely classic! Outstanding sense of humor @eddworks!
  19. birdsfan

    WTS AG Klint Gyuto

    I have this knifes brother. Great food release, good cutter and amazing f&f for this price point. Frankly a steal!
  20. birdsfan

    NBA Thread

    Funny my name would be mentioned in an NBA thread, since that is the only sport I don't follow intently. As a middle sized chunky guy that can't shoot, it was never a sport I took too. As far as the media goes, I dont think the media trickles down to the fans, I think the media reacts to the...
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