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Author Topic: New Ball Grip Belt Knife  (Read 1134 times)

Offline LRB

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New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« on: June 28, 2011, 04:22:19 PM »
Not a new design, but very nice curly maple on it. 9 1/2" blade of 01 steel. A tad under 3/16" where the tapers begin. Lightly aged, iron pins, wood has a gunstock oil finish. A very light weight knife for it's size.




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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 07:44:19 PM »
Price tag?

That's just "right".
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 10:04:37 PM »
A beautiful classic style.... :hairy
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2011, 09:42:08 AM »
Very nice! :rt th
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2011, 01:49:29 PM »
Another beauty there Wick...
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2011, 07:18:55 PM »
Just when I think my knife making abilities are getting nice,there ya go Wick,makin' another MASTERPIECE! OUTSTANDING! Guess I'll take up gardening.
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2011, 07:55:58 AM »
Yeah, I agree Pathfinder. It's got now that I only ask my wife what she thinks of my work. (And she always smiles sweetly and says "That's real nice Honey." )

Now where is my garden spade?
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2011, 02:22:10 PM »
Very nice! That is a beautiful piece of wood. Is that by chance a true oil finish, or your own mixture?
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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2011, 05:29:27 PM »
It is Minwax Antique Oil finish. Comes in a pint red can. I got turned on to it by the guy that built my rifle. I don't like it for gun stocks, because it is fast setting, and I don't have the patience to work with it, but I love it for smaller things like grips. You wipe it on, I use my finger, and I lightly spread and work it. In a just few minutes you feel it start to thicken. Then using a paper towel, I immediately wipe it off. One coat per day. 3 to 4 coats done that way finishes it. That knife got 4 coats. It is pretty thin stuff and soaks in good. As durable as any similar linseed based finish, but less hassle, and almost fool proof for smaller items.

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Re: New Ball Grip Belt Knife
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2011, 06:50:31 AM »
Thank you for the tip Wick! I will have to try some of that on a set of scales soon.
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