My Kopas

tonydahose · #121

Jazz wrote:That looks so nice, Tony! How did you do it? Is there epoxy in it?

- best wishes, Jazz.

yes, many many layers of it.

jabba359 · #122

That fossil coral is quite possibly my favorite on you've made! Just when I wonder how you could conceivably top your current Kopas, you come along with something even more spectacular! Nice work there.

RIOT · #123

Wow Tony, that kopa might be my favorite one to this date. The texture on it is the best part to me.

tonydahose · #124

thanks guys. here is one i just finished putting some tung oil on. Thanks to Paul for saving the mock up when i first bought the wood. it was back in Feb. and the goofball that i am, i forgot to label what kind of wood it was. Thanks to Paul i have a name for this new one.

York Gum Burl Kopa

again, sorry for the pics. i am starting to get pissed off waiting for my light box to show up.

ozspyder · #125

Very very nice Tony :) I like her a lot !!!

Light is free... it arrives every morning

:p

tonydahose · #126

here is another one :D , i saw this weird material on ebay and i thought it would either look really cool or make you want to vomit..lol. i present to you

Kaleidoscope Kopa

edit: sorry for the bad pics...i just noticed the camera in the first pic peeking thru :P

jabba359 · #127

Nice job once again! I'm glad to see that "Project Kopa" is still up and running. Any idea what it is that makes up the "Kaleidoscope" material?

The Deacon · #128

Nice Tony, looks good on the Kopa.

bh49 · #129

tonydahose wrote:i saw this weird material on ebay and i thought it would either look really cool or make you want to vomit..lol. i present to you

Tony,
It looks pretty cool for me. Nice job and thank you for keeping "project Kopa" alive.
I am missing these little nice knives.

tonydahose · #130

thanks, they call it calico, it looks like it is just a bunch of different colored stones mixed with a resin.

2cha · #131

Outstanding work, yet again.

Creepo · #132

You know I was just thinking the other day that you haven't posted a new Kopa in a LOOOOOOOONG time. :D

tonydahose · #133

Well i have been getting back into a little modding. I have had two major disappointments, one with a kopa and the other with an endura Coolilah burl which is still killing me because it was such a beautiful wood. like the saying goes, you win some and lose some. So following the last catastrophe I went into my drawer of wood and came up with this:

Curly Koa Kopa

I had a few pieces left over from Paul's kiwi that i modded for him and he was kind enough to let me keep them. The pics really don't let the chatoyancy come out. That was something else i received from Paul, a new word in my vocabulary :p . When you sand this at a high grit, there is almost a shimmering effect in the sunlight when you look at it from different angles. I tried something new this time with the knife, wet sanding. I didn't submerge the knife in water but the paper was i think it came out pretty nicely. I orignally had a mirror finish on the bolsters but i didnt think it went well with the scale so i went over the knife with some 1200 grit paper. I think there might be 1 or 2 more knives in the kopa line for my collection before i call it "quits" but i will try to go out with a bang :)

edit: the "birthmark" showed itself after some sanding but i kind of liked it so i didn't cut another piece. it isn't as noticeable in person. as far as the missing clipp goes. i have learned that the wood really soaks up the finish in the first month so i will keep applying some until then as needed and then put the clip back on.

Evil D · #134

I really love the carbon fiber and black micarta...those are beautiful. The desert iron wood is pretty sexy too. I wish i didn't miss the whole Copa craze.

Teddy Thompson · #135

Looks great Tony. :)

bh49 · #136

Tony,
It is great to see that you are continue to mod. I love to see variety of handle materials. Thank you for sharing.

Evil D wrote: I wish i didn't miss the whole Copa craze.

this is not too late. Prices on secondary market for most Kopas are about the same, which I paid at the time, when they came out.

bh49 · #137

tonydahose wrote:and lastly a lil hint of what my next kopa will look like :D

Tony,
I went through the thread again and didn't find what happened with this knife. Is it still a secret?
R

ozspyder · #138

Roman,

It's the Kopa Lite :) extra slim for IWB carriage !

tonydahose · #139

not a secret, its just sittig in my shop waiting for me to do something with it :o .

bh49 · #140

tonydahose wrote:not a secret, its just sittig in my shop waiting for me to do something with it :o .

Are you busy with something? :D :D
Just teach your son how to rescale Kopas and he will do something classy. May be orange, if he still loves the color. :)