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02-10-2013, 05:38 PM #1
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Thanked: 12Not a straight razor but I think it still falls into this forum...
I got these two knives from a yard sale almost 20 years ago for free. I had no idea what to do with them then I just liked them. I started doing scale work a few months back so I decided to restore the blades and make some custom handle for them. Took almost 5 inches off the long JA henckels blade. Also too out a large hump in the blades near the handle put in from years of hone ware. Both blades were in some real rough shape. I hand sanded them back to life and then made some scales for them. The handles are done with a CA finish. After peening the handles I sealed the handles and tang's with another 6 applications of medium CA so both are completely waterproof and have no areas for food to hide. I gave them to my mom, who is a chef, as a Christmas gift. The woods used:
The big old chopper's handle is Purpleheart and Yellow Cedar birds nest.
The slicer I did as my mom's family tree:
When it comes to gifts I like to put a lot of thought into it.
The handle is layer with (from tang out):
Yellowheart - from columbia where my grandpa is barried
Walnut - my other grandpa had grown them before he had passed
Pine - my grandma lives in Polik Pines CA
Cambodian rose wood - My other grandma had grown amazing roses before she passed
Oak - my parents live in a huge oak forest
maple for me in Canada.Last edited by Zerandise; 02-10-2013 at 05:42 PM.