Staying Busy, Home made micarta and more

• Jul 31, 2014

• #1

IFLY4U

Senior Member

I have not posted in a while and figured that I would share a few projects. My wife wanted to get involved in knife making and started by making home made micarta from some drapery samples so I made this knife for her with her scales. Made a few steak turners and knives.
Gary

 

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• Jul 31, 2014

• #2

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Chief31794

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Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for your service, I retired from the Army in 1990.

Chief

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #3

IFLY4U

Senior Member

Chief,
I retired from Ft Stewart in 2006 and went back to work for the Army 3 weeks later at Redstone Arsenal.
Gary

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #4

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Chief31794

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IFLY4U said:

Chief,
I retired from Ft Stewart in 2006 and went back to work for the Army 3 weeks later at Redstone Arsenal.
Gary

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I retired from Fort Stewart in 1990, went to work for Battelle, retired from them in 2012, now I'm just retired.

Thanks for your service,

Chief

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #5

Bkeepr

Senior Member

Those are all beautiful!

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #6

IFLY4U

Senior Member

With one starting college in a few weeks and two behind him, it looks like I will be working for several more years. I will say that knife making has become very addictive.

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #7

bbs383ci

Senior Member

Excellent work. Good job on the micarta.

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #8

flintlocker

Senior Member

You sure have been busy, nice work! All of it!

 

• Jul 31, 2014

• #9

wvdawg

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flintlocker said:

You sure have been busy, nice work! All of it!

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^This! Great job.
What is the scale material on the bottom knife in the first group picture? Love that look!

 

• Aug 1, 2014

• #10

IFLY4U

Senior Member

WVDAWG, it is termite wood that has been impregnated with an epoxy resin. Pete Staffiero in Dothan AL makes it. He has a lamp making shop there and can be contacted at the lampman.com or
(334) 702-4257. We met at Alabama Damascus a few months ago. He make all kinds of different handle/scale products.
Gary

 

• Aug 1, 2014

• #11

GAstumpshooter

Senior Member

nice

 

• Aug 1, 2014

• #12

GOoutdoors

Senior Member

very nice work!

 

• Aug 1, 2014

• #13

bigelow

Executive Chef at Billy's Bistro

Very nice work.

 

• Aug 2, 2014

• #14

wvdawg

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IFLY4U said:

WVDAWG, it is termite wood that has been impregnated with an epoxy resin. Pete Staffiero in Dothan AL makes it. He has a lamp making shop there and can be contacted at the lampman.com or
(334) 702-4257. We met at Alabama Damascus a few months ago. He make all kinds of different handle/scale products.
Gary

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Wow! That's pretty neat!
DJ

 

• Aug 3, 2014

• #15

Smokey

Senior Member

Beautiful Work sir!!

 

• Aug 7, 2014

• #16

holton27596

Senior Member

Still using the one I got from you years ago. I cleand a moose up in Canada and the guide went thru 3 different knives, mine finished the job without a hiccup.

 

• Aug 7, 2014

• #17

IFLY4U

Senior Member

Holton,
I like to hear that.
Gary