I do like these two blades, a lot.

Just a suggestion though, the vine file work looks not quite finished yet. There is still some rounding to be done on the sharp corners and flat spots to achieve the best looking result.

Mccann filework.doc

I am forever trying to replicate the filework of Dwayne Dushane.

http://www.dushaneknives.com/filework.html

Thank you Josh you are completely right I'll do it I was getting pretty nervous with that thin file work. I liked something you said once about not putting out things you weren't happy with. Wow your good on the computer.

Gilbert

It's important to create safe-face files for this work. They allow you to control where the cut is being made. Maybe photos will help. The first pic is two small marking files. These are rounded on one face and flat on the other.

I have ground the flat face off of one of them (flat face safe), and the round face off the other (round face safe).

This allows you to cut an inside curve (using the flat face safe) without cutting the work piece on the flat face of the file at the same time. Or, using the round face safe file, you can get into a notch (like at those thorns) and work on the outside curve without touching the thorn.

Josh I really appreciate your help with this and I'm going to order that dvd. This weekend I'll make up some of those files and touching up that filework.

Thanks again Gilbert