by Gary Greer | Aug 10, 2018 | What's on the bench
Almost finished the 6 EDC’s and really happy with the results. Once the glue dried, the handles were band sawed out, shaped and hand sanded. After a good polish on the buffer, the colors and grain patterns really started to pop out – some nice edge grain...
by Gary Greer | Jul 27, 2018 | What's on the bench
I have all the filework done and the blade bevels cut out on the new EDCs. Heat treating’s finished and all the handles are cut out and drilled….now to mirror polish the blades then glue on the handles. I put a lanyard hole in the tang and will use some...
by Gary Greer | Apr 28, 2018 | What's on the bench
The finished sheath is now dyed and I am making a final check on the fit before applying the keeper strap to W22. Last things to do are to etch my “maker’s mark” on the blade, sharpen it and give it a final...
by Gary Greer | Apr 21, 2018 | What's on the bench
Things are going great with the W22 – my newest hunting knife. Tempered the blade, sanded off the heat treating oxide, made a final fitting for handle slab alignment then glued it up. Lots of hours sanding and polishing but well worth it. What a gorgeous depth...
by Gary Greer | Apr 10, 2018 | What's on the bench
One of my favorite handle materials is Desert Ironwood – it’s super dense and has the property of chatoyance. I have a nice piece tucked away – time to use it! My newest knife W22 is a clip point hunter and the Ironwood is going to look fantastic on it. I’ve cut out...
