Carving Knives

[Capt. Bandaid]

Did these three last weekend and finally got a photo. The dark wood is Cocobolo and the light wood is Ebony. Not real happy with the color of the Ebony. Woodcraft had the surface stained black but inside it was this muddy brown. Blades are forged from O1 Tool Steel. The handles are "fat" and easier to hold for long periods of time for me. I also finished these with just paste wax to keep from having a slick surface on the handle.

[Bartster]

capt. bandaid

nice looking knives the cocobola handles are real pretty.

bart

[Ron T]

Nice! What kind of wood is the bottom knife handle?

[Capt. Bandaid]

The top one is ebony but obviously not typical of the species. The bottom two are cocobolo. Please remember to wear a dust mask when working with tropical hardwoods. They can induce anaphalactic shock, allergic reactions, burning skin and a host of other nasty conditions in people sensitive to the poisons the trees create to protect themselves from tropical insects.

[Clifford_Parker]

Nice knives Cap.!

I have also been working on a couple new knives with bigger handles. I made one and found that I can go longer between finger/wrist stretches with a fatter handle. I guess I could just make new handles for my old knives but what would be the fun in that?

[Capt. Bandaid]

Here's the last one. Another cocobolo detail knife.

[CarverFromNoWhere]

Nice knives Capt. and great point on the exotic woods and how many of them are toxic and can cause reactions. That Ebony should darken up with some age and exposure to the light, do you know what specie it is?
Carl

[Ron T]

Hi Capt., that's a nice cocobolo handle on the detail nife.

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

Great to see you working in O1 instead of some of the modern wonder steels. Good stuff and great work! Home forged is best.

[Capt. Bandaid]

The Ebony looks like a poorly figured Macassar Ebony. I checked an exotic woods website but nothing there fit it exactly. I used that big roughing knife on some bark this weekend and it really makes chips! Ed, I used to use W1 but O1 has higher carbon and will hold an edge a bit better. I quench into a 1/2 gallon of canola oil and the steel gets harder than woodpecker lips.