TWO TONE Pocket King in Curl Maple and Walnut, trying something new

 I thought I'd try something a little different and a lot new (for me), after trying out a lot of combo woo combinations I just decided to use two woods I'd like to have on one knife and found some spare curly maple and walnut pieces too small for a knife scale on there own but perfect for this.

As it turned out they were different heights so getting the pieces cut wasn't as straight line as I'd hoped for, but I think it was worth it, I'm pretty happy this turned out so well!

 After a lot of internal debate I decided to stain the scales as well, I think i made the right choice I like the way stain can bring out the burl on a  piece like this curly maple and it helps to seal and protect the wood as well as the linseed oil treatments I use.

I used simple and classic brass for the pin and lanyard tube.


It still needs a sheath (nearly done, and maybe a bead, though i can't decided whether to use curly maple or walnut for it :)

I think it looks freaking great, feels nice to.

Amendoin and copper pins with a pocket clip sheath

Amendoin and copper pins with a pocket clip sheath, this ones for sale :)

October pocket knives finished

Okay, so they still have to dry form the last coat of linseed oila dn the sheaths are also still damp from form fitting but, on the whole I'd say there about done :)

It's a wet, gray dreary day here today so the flash is going of on the camera and I can't handle that very well, whenever the flash works my pictures seem to suck, sorry about that but it'll be a while before we get some night picture taking light again

Pocket Rocket in Walnut with white liners and a mosaic front pin

Pocket king in Walnut and mosaic front pin

Cleaver Jr in curly maple (great grain!) and white liners with mosaic front pin

October pocket knives in the works

I have two more that haven't been bought so going to try and vary the styling a little with those, these ones gave me the chance to dust of my liner technique and work with some curly maple for a change, nice mosaic pins with all three as well