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[pearl2291]

Wow did this thread ever get interesting today!! Excellent work GamleT!! Fantastic examples with several different types of materials all look top notch.

[Donut]

Frankly, I do not understand most of what you ask. Google translator translates very poorly...: (

He wants to see more videos or more pictures of the work.

[jabba359]

:) :) :)

Wow! Great job! Welcome to the forum!

Here is the newest of my growing UKPK/Urban wood-scale collection. This is a used UKPK that I purchased from one of the Forums. The handle material is ancient Kauri from New Zealand. When I first encountered this wood, I had to go look it up - because it is an extinct species. This wood has been carbon dated to over 40,000 years old - the Paleolithic or late Stone Age. Evidently, these large trees fell into swamps and bogs and were covered before rot took hold. These trees were monsters - on par with the Sequoia and Redwoods in size. When they are excavated today, they often find trunk sections the size of houses. Amazing stuff.

Anyway, these scales are stabilized because the wood is somewhat soft and porous. I carved these scales to shape and sanded down to 1200 grit. You can't really see it in the pictures, but Kauri has flecks of gold metallic shimmer in the wood, which gives it an almost 3D look. Gorgeous. The Kauri, even though it is relatively soft, is also fairly rigid, which makes it work well in these unlined UKPK knives. This version weighs several grams less than the original orange G10 knife.

Cheers!
TedP

Great work as always and thanks for sharing the history behind the wood. A very interesting background to that piece of tree.

[Evil D]

That skull handle is fantastic.

[jalcon]

Wow.

[GamleT]

*I understand that you're interested in how this is done? Much of the work performed on the CNC machine. 3 axis machine. Here are a few photos in the process:











These pads are cut from titanium inserts - ebony.
I'm more than eight years working on CNC machines, my master performs a variety of work. Knives - only a small part of what we do.

[xceptnl]

That is what I consider a well done aftermarket 3d machined scale. I love the Ti and Ebony being used together.

[BOOMER52]

*I understand that you're interested in how this is done? Much of the work performed on the CNC machine. 3 axis machine. Here are a few photos in the process:





I'm more than eight years working on CNC machines, my master performs a variety of work. Knives - only a small part of what we do.

That is a monarch presentation quality result...! FIT FOR A KING!

Just superb detail and machining results! WOW!

[Jazz]

GamleT - very nice stuff! :cool: Thanks for sharing.

Ted - that UKPK is gorgeous. Smooth, simple lines. I'd carry that. :cool:

[Spydersense]

Here is a modded Manix 2 that I traded for. No, I didn't do the work, but I thought it would fit better here than in the show your latest purchase thread.

Micarta scales, stonewashed blade and clip, ceramic ball bearing. It looks better in person, as my photo skills are lacking.

[Jazz]

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Nice handle on that Manix.

[Jazz]

Is that as grippy as it looks? By the way, it looks real nice.

[Evil D]

I'd say those Manix scales are machined, unless someone is extremely skilled at freehand because they look very symmetrical.

[Spydersense]

I'd say those Manix scales are machined, unless someone is extremely skilled at freehand because they look very symmetrical.

I was thinking that too. They are perfectly symmetrical as far as I can tell.

[haarspalter]

i love the skull handles... can you make them for a para2?

[GamleT]

New project))). Almost the very beginning

[jackknifeh]

New project))). Almost the very beginning

EXCELLENT. GREAT. Please keep us posted as the work progresses. I'd love to see how an artist accomplishes his work.

Jack

[3rdGenRigger]

WOW!!! :eek:

[phillipsted]

Here's a new mod I just finished up. This is a Wharncliffe Urban with unstabilized bloodwood scales. I found the wood in a discard pile at my local specialty woods dealer. Bloodwood is very hard and dense, although less oily than rosewood and cocobolo - and gives the unlined Urban enough support to be stable. The final scales are a couple of grams lighter than the original G10. I cut the blanks to size with a coping saw, fitted them to the knife and finished/contoured them with files and sandpaper. For finishing, I used two coats of TruOil topped off by a buffing with Ren Wax.

TedP

[RoBoTech]

I really like Bloodwood.
Here is one I did in 2004 with a section of deep red bloodwood. the tail section is RedHeart, much lighter in color.