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Hello everyone, this is my latest :
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It is a bigger Bengall hollow ground blade in olivewood scales, the inlay is nickel silver and epoxy filled with turquoise dust.
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I've always liked olivewood, and the blade was a gift so I wanted to mess around with something for myself.
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The wedge is black plastic. Gonna hone it up today, and hopefully test it on Monday. Thanks for looking :)
Love the idea behind it. How did you go about getting the shape into the wood?
I made the inlay first, traced the shape where I wanted it, and then cut a channel fitting it to a depth even with the wood's (finished) surface. I use clear epoxy as adhesive. Just takes practice is all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonah
How did you cut the channel into the wood? I was thinking I would like to do an inlay at some point, but I don't have a dremel or anything similar.
I use a rotary tool now, but when I first started I didn't have one. If your inlay material is thin enough, you can cut the channel somewhat reasonably with files and rifflers. Micro chisels and other small hobby tools would work as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonah
Nice blade and interesting scales, the inlay looks very good, Enjoy!
The location of the pins is interesting. Did you use any adhesive at the wedge?
The pivot pin had to be that far off-center to allow the blade to fit right. I wanted straight scales, because I like the really old ones that were straight. The wedge pin is where it is because I wanted it as far in toward the blade as possible. The other side is not clamped together perfectly tight but the gap is so small it is barely noticeable. I thought about doing two pins on the wedge, but after test-fitting it with just one I realized that it didn't really need it. The shoulder of the tang is pretty wide, and it causes the scales to kind of "pinch" down on the thinner wedge, if that makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by CastSteel
I really like it. You did a very nice job.
Love the inlay. It's out of the ordinary and you did a great job on it. Be proud.
