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Old 01-05-2012, 11:04 AM
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Old 01-05-2012, 11:10 AM
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WOW! Karl, very nice work. The san mai looks really good and I think you nailed the whole "theme" so to speak, of the knife with the black maple.

I like the finish you get on your guards too. I really like this knife.

Your pictures are always nice but I can imaging that black maple stands out even more in person. Looks like a beautiful finish on that too.


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Old 01-05-2012, 04:42 PM
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man that's a great looking knife! can i ask where you got the black maple?
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Old 01-05-2012, 05:41 PM
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man that's a great looking knife! can i ask where you got the black maple?
I just got some regular ol' curly maple and sent it to K and G to be dyed and stabilized.


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Old 01-05-2012, 11:51 PM
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I'm sure liking this one-really like the handle and guard with that blade. I look forward to seeing more of that San Mai on your knives.

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Karl very nice knife, has great color coordination I think.

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Very Nice Karl! Looks like you got this process down. Great job keeping the center in the center.

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Old 01-07-2012, 06:44 AM
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Very Nice Karl! Looks like you got this process down. Great job keeping the center in the center.

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I found it was easier to focus on keeping the sides on the sides.


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Old 01-10-2012, 09:33 PM
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I just got some regular ol' curly maple and sent it to K and G to be dyed and stabilized.
OK thanks for the info,i just never seen any that dark and it look's great!
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