Wmcullen
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Right up front, I'll say I did not make the knife on the right which is quickly becoming a prized possession.
That's the fantastic work of Tom at Wolf Creek Knives.
I have not worked with too many types of exotic wood and Tom kindly hooked me up with some koa to try.
I had time to play with it last weekend. This koa is beautiful and the photo doesn't really do it justice. I don't have the vocabulary to describe it accurately but the grain shimmers at certain angles.
I kept the pen shape fairly vanilla, wanting to control as many variables as possible while using new wood.
I made two small design decisions.
1. The center band is rosewood and the finished color works nicely with the koa.
2. On the bottom section of the pen, I left a tiny "lip" under the center band. The koa is hard enough (I think) to support the small detail and not break. The lighter koa gives a "beveled highlight" look to the center band when you hold it at an angle. I wish I had done it above as well as below. Next time!
- Cullen
That's the fantastic work of Tom at Wolf Creek Knives.
I have not worked with too many types of exotic wood and Tom kindly hooked me up with some koa to try.
I had time to play with it last weekend. This koa is beautiful and the photo doesn't really do it justice. I don't have the vocabulary to describe it accurately but the grain shimmers at certain angles.
I kept the pen shape fairly vanilla, wanting to control as many variables as possible while using new wood.
I made two small design decisions.
1. The center band is rosewood and the finished color works nicely with the koa.
2. On the bottom section of the pen, I left a tiny "lip" under the center band. The koa is hard enough (I think) to support the small detail and not break. The lighter koa gives a "beveled highlight" look to the center band when you hold it at an angle. I wish I had done it above as well as below. Next time!
- Cullen