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Box Elder Chef's knife -new pics in last post
3/11/2012 3:07:07 PM
I love this stuff. It's slightly dyed to bring out the swirls and speckles... one of my favorite looks.
eta: helps if I include the image.
eta: helps if I include the image.
3/12/2012 6:58:37 PM
Very nice looking. Please forgive my ignorance, but what material is it made of?
3/12/2012 9:32:11 PM
Box Elder wood, in this case, part of a root burl so you get the cool grain structures.
3/12/2012 11:33:13 PM
Nice wood. Now lets wee the rest of the knife
3/13/2012 1:24:30 AM
Oddly enough, right now it's the header on my site. There's another pic on there from a few days back before clear coating and final sanding finishing of the handle, but it's a lousy pic. The handle's the only thing really spectacular about it. Otherwise it's just a nice commercial AUS8 blade I happen to like and have good experience with.
I think box elder is my favorite burl, particularly when dyed. Bill Akers just did some really nice knives with a deeply dyed box elder that really stands out as well. Something about the variety in the pattern, the elegance...
ETA: more Box Elder eye candy. This one's a blade I made from Aldo's 1084, 1/8" thick. It's paring knife sized. A buddy bought it to go with the box elder handled kitchen knife I gave him for Christmas. That one was a lot like the top pic but without mosaic, just 3/16" stainless pins.
I think box elder is my favorite burl, particularly when dyed. Bill Akers just did some really nice knives with a deeply dyed box elder that really stands out as well. Something about the variety in the pattern, the elegance...
ETA: more Box Elder eye candy. This one's a blade I made from Aldo's 1084, 1/8" thick. It's paring knife sized. A buddy bought it to go with the box elder handled kitchen knife I gave him for Christmas. That one was a lot like the top pic but without mosaic, just 3/16" stainless pins.
3/13/2012 11:03:17 AM
Great work, I really like those nice clean designs.
4/3/2012 5:43:27 PM
Raising a zombie here, but I figured I'd keep it to one thread. New pics, same knife. I finally got around to reshooting, did a bit better job this time. I need to figure out a nice background/prop setup for different knives. I dug out my lights and sync cord but figure I'll save fine tuning lighting until I have a more interesting backdrop for things. Then I can worry about getting the lighting on both the blade and the handle nice in the same image. :)
4/3/2012 9:56:29 PM
That's a pretty knife man.
4/4/2012 8:36:14 AM
Thanks.
I've been doing some work with madrone and maple burl and the madrone is beautiful but doesn't do it for me like the box elder. The maple is nice but doesn't seem to finish as nicely, the bright contrasts dim a bit once the finish dries and so far even a clear coat doesn't quite preserve it as well as I'd like. I'm probably being too picky, since I see it wet and shiny and OMG that's pretty and then see it fade that tiny bit. If you never see it at the absolute peak the next notch down would look great. I'm trying a few more techniques though, I've got another complete set of scales to use once I figure out a finish I like so it's worth some experimentation.
I've been doing some work with madrone and maple burl and the madrone is beautiful but doesn't do it for me like the box elder. The maple is nice but doesn't seem to finish as nicely, the bright contrasts dim a bit once the finish dries and so far even a clear coat doesn't quite preserve it as well as I'd like. I'm probably being too picky, since I see it wet and shiny and OMG that's pretty and then see it fade that tiny bit. If you never see it at the absolute peak the next notch down would look great. I'm trying a few more techniques though, I've got another complete set of scales to use once I figure out a finish I like so it's worth some experimentation.
