For Those That Love Pie.........

[larry shaughnessy]

Still gonna make a sheath, but heres a few pics in the meantime....

http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss335/MeridianKnives/Misc/A.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss335/MeridianKnives/Misc/B.jpg







http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss335/MeridianKnives/Misc/J.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss335/MeridianKnives/Misc/K.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss335/MeridianKnives/Misc/L.jpg

[Greg Just]

very nice. Is that from on of those kits from Rockler? What kind of wood is it?

[larry shaughnessy]

Yep great hardware from Rockler, it was like $18. Handle is curly maple with an acid / heat finish.

Larry

[James Combs]

Yep great hardware from Rockler, it was like $18. Handle is curly maple with an acid / heat finish.

Larry

Very nice finish, love the color. How about a quick tutorial and the how.

[Paul Douglass]

That is fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jon Lanier]

Now THAT is a pizza cutter. I like that kit the most. And then you go and pull off a handle like that?!

Super Nice!!!!!:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is one pretty cutter. I don't think I could get my wife to use something that nice.

[John Keeton]

Larry, that certainly is a beautiful handle! When you say acid/heat, are you using the vinegar/steel wool method?

By the way, I edited your post to bring the number of pics down to the max allowed 5 pics. Hope I left the five you would have picked!

[larry shaughnessy]

Hey John,
Sorry about the pic max, just took a bunch and posted. Thanks for the comments guys.... The handle is actually supposed to screw off, but I broke the stem off and had a bunch of troubles, and finally shoved the collar into the handle itself, and tried to save the project.

Anyways, the acid recipe I like is steel wool dissolved in muriatic acid, then heat. After that a little reddish brown transtint. Theres tons of variation on this out there.......

Thanks for the comments guys, Larry