I use it quite a bit. It's a very nice handle material if it is stabilized. Don't care for it otherwise.

Gary

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I use it quite a bit. It's a very nice handle material if it is stabilized. Don't care for it otherwise.

Gary

How do you stabilize it?

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How do you stabilize it?

I have K&G do it. It definately changes the look of it. Here's an example of what it looks like stabilized:

Gary

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I have K&G do it. It definately changes the look of it. Here's an example of what it looks like stabilized:

Gary

Beautiful--looks like ivory when it's stabilized. I am going to have to bring some of this bone back to the States when I return and send it into K&G (that's Knifeandgun.com, right?).

What I have is wild horse bone from Ecuador--it's been out in the dry alpine for years drying out. Very white and dry. Right now I'll try setting up a vacuum pump or something, and after I rough fit it I'll bake it a little in the oven (just to be sure) and then soak it in some wood hardener or epoxy or resin in a vacuum. We'll see.

Anyone have suggestions on what to use for a DIY stabilizing system? I realize it won't turn out as good as what they can do at K&G, but any advice for a DIY bone stabilizing project is welcome.

And that is a beautiful knife.

Steve

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I have K&G do it. It definately changes the look of it. Here's an example of what it looks like stabilized:

Gary

Great looking knife Gary! Which steels did you use for the damascus?

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Great looking knife Gary! Which steels did you use for the damascus?

This one is one that I made before I had my forging shop built and could make my own damascus. This blade is from a can mosaic by Ed Caffrey which was made of 1084 & 15N20 from drop-offs from accordian cuts & powdered 1084 (I have one friend who calls this his sweepage damascus because it is made from scrap pieces <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />) . I have made this type of can mosaic since and it is truly a random pattern as you never know what you are getting for a pattern until you etch it (the can is sliced lengthwise after welding).

Gary

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Beautiful--looks like ivory when it's stabilized. I am going to have to bring some of this bone back to the States when I return and send it into K&G (that's Knifeandgun.com, right?).

What I have is wild horse bone from Ecuador--it's been out in the dry alpine for years drying out. Very white and dry. Right now I'll try setting up a vacuum pump or something, and after I rough fit it I'll bake it a little in the oven (just to be sure) and then soak it in some wood hardener or epoxy or resin in a vacuum. We'll see.

Anyone have suggestions on what to use for a DIY stabilizing system? I realize it won't turn out as good as what they can do at K&G, but any advice for a DIY bone stabilizing project is welcome.

And that is a beautiful knife.

Steve

I wouldn't count on getting the same look by home stabilizing. No more than it costs to get it done professionally, I would recommend going that route.

Gary