Thanks for the kind words Ed. I really appreciate it.
And..............you hit the nail right on the head with the redwood. I learned a couple things on this knife that I won't do again and texturing redwood is absolutely one of them.
Where was your input BEFORE I started the texturing?
I found it to be very inconsistent with super soft areas marbled in with much harder areas, making it quite tedious to get an even consistent depth to the texture.
I can normally texture blackwood in about 45 minutes per side maybe. This probably took me at least 2 hours per side. Not cool.
I'm happy with how it came out but it will certainly be a 'one-of-a-kind' handle from me.
Glad you made it home safe and sound by the way. I don't know about those long car rides anymore. Seems about 5 hours is my max these days.