Pearlwood knife started

[mattyts]

Got asked to make this on monday,ordered the blank on tuesday,got it cut and glued wednesday and did the initial shaping and drilling today

Here's the blank sitting on the block of pearlwood

Quick outline of the scales

After been glued up,the outer profile is done on a spindle sander and holes for the pins/lanyard is drilled.

Will post some more updates,probably tomorrow

 

[Grump]

Good boy nicely done, How's the job going for you.
Was it you who got the gunsmith apprenticeship?

 

[Jim]

You can't do this to us Matty, we can't wait that long ..


I like what you have shown my friend, looking forward to seeing the finished knife ..

 

[Bill Mooney]

That is coming along great. I've no doubt it will look stunning when finished. Pic please when done.

 

[bassethound]

Love it so far Matty!

 

[mattyts]

Good boy nicely done, How's the job going for you.
Was it you who got the gunsmith apprenticeship?

Thanks Brian,it was just a two weeks work experience placement

You can't do this to us Matty, we can't wait that long ..


I like what you have shown my friend, looking forward to seeing the finished knife ..

Thanks Jim,it's the first time using this wood and I've been given a lot of it,will probably make a pen out of it soon

 

[Vic Perrin]

Love it Matty I feel the need to have a go at a knife be prepared for some questions

Vic

 

[yorkshireman]

That wood will be amazing when finished

 

[chas_41_uk]

That looks like it is going to be a stunning knife Matty

Love it Matty I feel the need to have a go at a knife be prepared for some questions

Don't forget lots of bandages and micropore Vic :wink:

 

[Penpal]

Matt the knife is racing on mate prodigeous work =thanks for the proress pics as well.The wood looks like our Silky Oak in a few days I will look up and try to get a pic of a few types of that the way when cut shows up the rays is delightful much like the effect of cross grain Hairy Oak. I will make a separate post so as not to divert from yours.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Looking great Matt.

 

[bluntchisel]

Well done, Matt, it's coming along really well! Thanks for the step-by-step!

Bob.

 

[brody2123]

Another masterpiece in the making. It looks good now. Can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished

 

[PhillH]

Ooooh, I like the look of that !

can't wait to see what that timber looks like when it's finished.

 

[paulm]

Thanks Matty, that is a great wip set of photos, I look forward to the rest, you certainly have a good skill there

 

[mattyts]

Thanks all, this is were it's at now, got a few more coats of oil and polishing of the blade/brass before it's ready.

After sanding/wirewool:

First coat of teak oil:

And here's another few I started, one the exact same:

And a bunch of mini 3'' blades,these need the inside of the handle doing on the spindle sander:

Hopefully I'll get some outdoor pictures tomorrow of the knife finished

 

[Jim]

You certainly do make the knives look good when using such wood as the above Matty .. A great little niche you have my friend, well done ..

 

[Penpal]

Beeeeutiful inspirational stuff Matt

Peter.

 

[mattyts]

Finished, oiled,polished and sharpened

 

[Baldy]

Very nice indeed [emoji106] [emoji106]