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Ben takes another stab at westerns!

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Very nice Ben! What's the wood?
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Jeff B wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:51 pm Very nice Ben! What's the wood?
The wood spalted maple burl, stunning. I may have to find more of it.
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Whoa buckeye burl! I see this double sandwich spacer motif reappearing in future work. #chefknife #chefknives #kitchenknife #kitchenknives #chef #cheflife #knife #knives #knifenut #knifeporn #knifenerd #knifehandle #food #kitchen #wood #woodworking #woodwork #knivesofinstagram #food #bbq #cooking #cook #wooden #blade #bladesmith #bbq #foodie #foodlover #woodturning #culinary #culinarywoodworking
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Love that burl!
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Ben you've started off the year with some beautiful woods!
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Jeff B wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:44 pm Ben you've started off the year with some beautiful woods!
Jeff, thank you. In all honesty, the clients deserve much of the credit. Most projects start with brainstorming/figuring out what the client wants based on photos they send me. Sourcing wood is another step, some people hoard nice wood. I have one forum member who has his own shelf in my shop. Others need help, we can raid my would shops wood for a reasonable cost, or I can hook people up with list of suppliers. Daliadesigns (aka forum member GeorgeK) has become one of my favorite suppliers to work with.
Once we have wood, it is a collaborative brainstorming back and forth on design and layout until we nail it. I have three fairly unique handles projects that will wrap up in the next couple months. I am looking forward to showing those off.
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Amboyna burl with blackwood and birch.
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Look at this Amboyna Burl with African Blackwood and Karelian Birch. Damn, this mates well with the Kato.
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blown away - beautiful work Ben
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I can’t get enough of this shig! Tamarind Burl with sandwiched spacers maple and Blackwood. The voids were filled with black epoxy.
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New wa handle design to show off this B&W ebony with a cocobolo spacer! This is definitely fitting for the Fujiyama petty. What do you think?
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You've made some great looking handles so far this year Ben and doing a great job showing them off!
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Ooohh yeah!! B&W Ebony with an alternative Cocobolo spacer. This style shows off the handle!

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