Faux tortoise kirinite I put on a Bruno Pinstripe damascus
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geezer
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Loverly scales, looks as to have a permanent position in your rotation.this is a test actually
rolodave
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It is an amazing blade. Takes a super edge and lasts a long time.
Yep, it is one of my favs.
Do you buy your kirinite in 1/8 or 1/4?
I use 1/4. First I cur out the outline of the scales, drill the holes, and then saw it lengthwise with a bandsaw. this has 3 benefits
I use 1/4. First I cur out the outline of the scales, drill the holes, and then saw it lengthwise with a bandsaw. this has 3 benefits
- The holes will always line up perfectly
- The patterns will match perfectly . This is especially visibile with some types of kirinite that have lines running through them.
- You can use the same sheet of material for knife handles.
rolodave
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I buy 1/4 by 6 by 12 inch, resaw in blocks of about 4 by 6 inches using a 4 tpi blade on a band saw.
After cutting the blocks to 2 by 6 inches, I hand sand to get the thickness within .002 up and down the slab. Once that is done and all saw marks are gone I stick the slabs together with rubber cement. I don't like double sided tape. Tape will for sure leave a residue on wood and is a pain to get off other materials.
I cut out the scales, shape on a belt sander, drill the holes, shape the wedge, pin the pivot, pin the wedge with goopy stuff on only one side and do the final shaping and polishing. Lastly, I buff the scales with white compound. Some guy in Brussels taught me that.
The wedges are typically 2 degrees by 2 degrees. These angles seem to be the most common tang dimensions.
After cutting the blocks to 2 by 6 inches, I hand sand to get the thickness within .002 up and down the slab. Once that is done and all saw marks are gone I stick the slabs together with rubber cement. I don't like double sided tape. Tape will for sure leave a residue on wood and is a pain to get off other materials.
I cut out the scales, shape on a belt sander, drill the holes, shape the wedge, pin the pivot, pin the wedge with goopy stuff on only one side and do the final shaping and polishing. Lastly, I buff the scales with white compound. Some guy in Brussels taught me that.
The wedges are typically 2 degrees by 2 degrees. These angles seem to be the most common tang dimensions.
rolodave
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I used the Imgur. Wow, it is a lot better than Photobucket. Like Glen said, you can select the image for forums and not have to worry so much about how many pixels are on a side.
Yes.
- The holes will always line up perfectly
- The patterns will match perfectly . This is especially visibile with some types of kirinite that have lines running through them.
- You can use the same sheet of material for knife handles which are usually thicker.
- After sawing lengthwise, the halves are a lot thinner than 1/8 so you don't need to remove much thickness.