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Bear Knife *Update pg. 2*
dylanholderman:
--- Quote from: Bryce on October 12, 2020, 12:25:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: dylanholderman on October 12, 2020, 11:24:27 am ---Now that’s a cool knife!
You say the handle is bone? How did you get it so glossy and warm looking? It looks like stone rather than bone.
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the negative spaces are sanded to 400 and the positive parts are sanded to 1000, then 0000 steel wool and then buffed with a small wool wheel for like a rotary tool. and there isnt a finish on it. though i might coat it with some food grade mineral oil, to keep the moisture out and to keep it from drying out or something. im not sure what kind of finish to use that wont chip or change the color of the material.
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How did you sand the negative spaces? Was it just hand sanding or do you have a attachment for your rotary tool that let you get in there?
Bryce:
--- Quote from: dylanholderman on October 14, 2020, 11:12:52 am ---
--- Quote from: Bryce on October 12, 2020, 12:25:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: dylanholderman on October 12, 2020, 11:24:27 am ---Now that’s a cool knife!
You say the handle is bone? How did you get it so glossy and warm looking? It looks like stone rather than bone.
--- End quote ---
the negative spaces are sanded to 400 and the positive parts are sanded to 1000, then 0000 steel wool and then buffed with a small wool wheel for like a rotary tool. and there isnt a finish on it. though i might coat it with some food grade mineral oil, to keep the moisture out and to keep it from drying out or something. im not sure what kind of finish to use that wont chip or change the color of the material.
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How did you sand the negative spaces? Was it just hand sanding or do you have a attachment for your rotary tool that let you get in there?
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I only use the rotory tool for the first 10-15 mins of the project to take off the bulk of the material. After that I used only hand tools. Little bits and scrapers that I made. Along with some dentistry tools.
Yep all hand sanded. Used a tiny pieces of popsicle stick with sanding paper on it.
YosemiteBen:
very nice work Bryce!
dylanholderman:
Thanks, one last question did you glue the sandpaper to the stick or just wrap it around the end?
Fine finish work like this is were I normally stumble and lose interest but you have really inspired me to give it another shot (lol)
Bryce:
--- Quote from: dylanholderman on October 15, 2020, 09:41:29 am ---Thanks, one last question did you glue the sandpaper to the stick or just wrap it around the end?
Fine finish work like this is were I normally stumble and lose interest but you have really inspired me to give it another shot (lol)
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Yep! The sandpaper had an adhesive backing. Then I used a bamboo skewer to get in a burnish the really tight areas.
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