valgard
Stones Addict (terminal case)
Man that one came out badass :goodpost: :doublethumbsup:
After seeing all these stunning transformations I feel that my old Hiromoto AS deserves a full spa. I'm looking at the mail order form and can't figure out what to choose.
Should I just mail the knife and pay the Paypal invoice afterwards?
Looks great Dave! That's some of the nicer AZ Ironwood I've seen. Makes me want a HiroMartell special now [emoji106] [emoji106]I've got another Hiromoto AS freshly finished up from it's full spa treatment....
The handle wood is AZ Ironwood. This block is kind of unique from what I usually see. It gave off this really bright yellow dust that was so super fine it floated everywhere. The actual color of the wood is really orange though, with some gold. It worked very nicely and was easy to finish. Not a single hole/crack/anything to fill - the black dot seen on the top is 100% natural.
The pins used are all copper but the center pin is a mosaic with nickel silver inner pins.
I used my new technique to finish the blade and I like it a lot. It's a bit more labor intensive but the results are better than I had been doing so I guess I'll keep doing it this way.
What do you think?
Looks great Dave! That's some of the nicer AZ Ironwood I've seen. Makes me want a HiroMartell special now [emoji106] [emoji106]
Dude can I like come work for you for free and learn how to do some of this stuff? :begging: Come on, free labor!
What do you think?
Hi Dave,
The knife arrived back here at the house today. I gotta tell you that the pictures are nice but in person the knife Just pops!. I looked it over and felt along the tang, the fit and finish is perfect, no gaps, no uneven surfaces, it’s beautiful. The core steel being off center never bothered me, to me it just adds character. The etch job and newly sharpened edge are 5 stars all the way, that bevel is consistent from heel to tip. I’ve done a few custom knife projects this year and this is one of my favorites. I know the knife wasn’t the easiest and I appreciate your extra efforts to do what you did, I hope you know it didn’t go unnoticed. I really happy really satisfied with this project! Thanks again for a job well done.
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