Damn nice work. I collect but not the real high end stuff. Yours are really nice. Love the folders. If you ever decide to make them again I'd buy for sure.
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I've got pieces of Acacia (sp) wood from a butcher block shelf we had made. So nice I didn't want to throw it out. I bet that would make nice handles. Guy also said Acacia wood is what the Ark of the Covenant was made from. 
JessieJim1
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Where did you find it?7” Santoku for El Toro Joe:
He made it.
ctfjr
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Greetings and salutations KM!
I don't know if you remember me but back in 2008. . .
I had a business trip to St Louis. I flew to Culman AL and bought my fjr and then rode to MO. 1st stop was your garage to do an oil / filter change. Then did my business for a few days in MO and rode home to CT. I still speak to friends about your generous hospitatlity
The fjr is now gone and I am bikeless but I still miss riding and will probably pick up something to do 3-400 mile day trips. The 1000 mile days are a thing of the past for sure, now that I'm pushing 77
Anyway good to see you are still kicking around!. I occasionally log in here just to see what I'm missing.
I don't know if you remember me but back in 2008. . .
I had a business trip to St Louis. I flew to Culman AL and bought my fjr and then rode to MO. 1st stop was your garage to do an oil / filter change. Then did my business for a few days in MO and rode home to CT. I still speak to friends about your generous hospitatlity
The fjr is now gone and I am bikeless but I still miss riding and will probably pick up something to do 3-400 mile day trips. The 1000 mile days are a thing of the past for sure, now that I'm pushing 77
Anyway good to see you are still kicking around!. I occasionally log in here just to see what I'm missing.
Knifemaker
Not me
Hey CTFJR, yes I remember you. Sorry to hear you are bike-less. I actually sold my FJR and got a 2012 Triumph Bonneville. Thanks for the steak dinner!
Meanwhile, just made this chefs knife using African Paduak for the handle, as a Christmas present for a “self proclaimed newbie chef” …AKA the school principal for the school my wife works for.
Meanwhile, just made this chefs knife using African Paduak for the handle, as a Christmas present for a “self proclaimed newbie chef” …AKA the school principal for the school my wife works for.
Glad to see you keeping a hand in it. Once again a home run.
Knifemaker
Not me
Hey all… if you go back to post #60 in this thread I posted a photo of a 5” Santoku I
made for an elderly women my wife cares for. Sadly, she has been moved to an extended care facility. She’s doing “OK” but her prognosis isn’t very positive. The other sad part is they don’t allow their residents to bring sharp objects like kitchen knives onto the premises. I accepted a return and refund of the knife I made for her.
So, if anyone is interested, I’ll gladly sell the knife to whoever wants it for $50.00 plus shipping. She made a point of not letting anyone handle the knife other than her, there’s no damage to the blade and it’s as pristine as it was when she received it.
PM me if you’re interested.
KM
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made for an elderly women my wife cares for. Sadly, she has been moved to an extended care facility. She’s doing “OK” but her prognosis isn’t very positive. The other sad part is they don’t allow their residents to bring sharp objects like kitchen knives onto the premises. I accepted a return and refund of the knife I made for her.
So, if anyone is interested, I’ll gladly sell the knife to whoever wants it for $50.00 plus shipping. She made a point of not letting anyone handle the knife other than her, there’s no damage to the blade and it’s as pristine as it was when she received it.
PM me if you’re interested.
KM
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Auburn
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I'll take it. PM sent
Knifemaker
Not me
Christmas present for the same guy I made the chefs knife for in post #68. 5” Santoku. AUS10. Same wood (African Paduak)
This wood tends to bleed an orange color, so I finish them with Teak Oil. Paduak when cut, has a deep red to orange color. (You can see an orange highlight at the back of the handle here) However, over time, from UV exposure the wood usually turns more brown.
Most exotic woods do this to a degree. They tend to get darker, some from UV, some just exposure to air. Or, from the owners own body oils from
handling them. I consider this part of the beauty of the wood, like a a patina that forms on a Tiffany lamp.
I have a Browning rosewood folding hunter that I’ve had since 1969. It started out looking very similar to the handle on the knife above. Now it’s a deep brown.
My Cocobolo sandwich knife started off medium brown, with a very visible grain. It’s almost black now and you need a strong light to see the grain.
But they all still cut fine.
This wood tends to bleed an orange color, so I finish them with Teak Oil. Paduak when cut, has a deep red to orange color. (You can see an orange highlight at the back of the handle here) However, over time, from UV exposure the wood usually turns more brown.
Most exotic woods do this to a degree. They tend to get darker, some from UV, some just exposure to air. Or, from the owners own body oils from
handling them. I consider this part of the beauty of the wood, like a a patina that forms on a Tiffany lamp.
I have a Browning rosewood folding hunter that I’ve had since 1969. It started out looking very similar to the handle on the knife above. Now it’s a deep brown.
My Cocobolo sandwich knife started off medium brown, with a very visible grain. It’s almost black now and you need a strong light to see the grain.
But they all still cut fine.
Mine that you made me are still a joy to use.
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