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Bushcraft Handle completed!

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Here is the handle I made for my Bushcraft blade blank. It is made of Desert Ironwood. I have to say, this is the hardest wood I have ever dealt with. I ended up using a carbide burr in my drill press to shape it. It ate 40 grit sand paper like a piece of carbon steel.


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Shots of the top and the bottom. I corrected for the poor lighting conditions. The lines in the wood are gold and brown in person.



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I'm impressed. It turned out amazingly well.
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Great job Hector Castro. I wanted to get one of those blanks, but I could have never done that with it. It's gorgeous. You should be very proud.
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Thanks Dan
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Wow! You did a great job recreating the correct handle shape. And that wood is amazing.
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freeman7 wrote:Wow! You did a great job recreating the correct handle shape. And that wood is amazing.
Thanks. that is what I was shooting for. I wanted to keep it as close to the real thing as possible. It wouldn't be a Spyderco Bushcraft if it did not fit your hand the same as the original.
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hey hector,
very nice job!
the ironwood is beautiful, and the handle contours look comfy!
later,
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WOW!


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Great work Hector!....Doc :D
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The handle looks amazingly finished! Sure looks like it will fit the contours of the hand nicely. props! :D
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Beautiful work Hector. Very nice selection of wood, and you did an excellent job of bringing the best out of it.
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I really really like the handle! Amazing grain and color
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Thank you all for the kind words. I agree that this is a beautiful wood, but you really have to work for it. I told myself that I would not be building another knife handle out of this stuff, It is hard and hard to work with, but I just saw the release of the Damascus VG-10. I think that mule will deserve a Desert Ironwood handle!
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Wow that is purty!
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Nice job! I bet it looks even better in person then in the photos
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Nice work Hector! Gotta love natural handles!
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Bravo, Hector! That is gorgeous...

Tough stuff to work, isn't it? ;)
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CaptainBeaky wrote:Bravo, Hector! That is gorgeous...

Tough stuff to work, isn't it? ;)
Thanks for all the great comments.

This stuff is tougher that I ever thought wood could be.
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Gorgeous!!! :D
I have a couple of bits of ironwood, but not big enough for this sort of handle, and to be honest, I have been saving them for "that special project", so have never tried working the stuff. Whatever you had to do, it looks like it worked well! It has sure taken a nice finish.

Thanks for sharing! :)
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