Agate Dinosaur Gem Bone scales on two Buck 110's

[Redrummd]

I just got two of my Buck 110's back from being engraved by D.C. Lance of Texas fame. I thought they were nice enough to share a couple of pictures....

[4cornersrocks]

Nice job they look great! Do you cut the scales before they are glued on? What is the best way to remove the original scales? Very cool!

[colorshapetexture]

Beautiful bone. Nice engraving.
That just made me think of the Browning factory in Herstal Beligium. Because I was doing a job there a couple of years back they took me on a tour of the bouls of the museum and the browning factory.
They have the work tables of their master carvers just as they were the end of the last day they left it. And Died!..... Those georgious carving tools and the last chips they made in the beautiful hand made shotgun right where he left them.
Damb nice pieces sir. That is Class. Jim

[Redrummd]

Thanks for the kind comments.

4cornersrocks - The stone is ground to near right size and adhered to the knife for finishing. I have done a detailed tutorial that is linked to my webpage if you want the fine details. I use a dremel with tiny cutting wheels to cut the heads off the scale pins and the rocker arm pin.

The 110 scales are not glued so I then force a sharp knife between the liners and the spine. Open the blade and use it for a handle and be very careful not to cut yourself badly. I used to tape the blade first for safety but after doing a few hundred times I have it down to a science.

[ken]

Love the engraving. Very nice knives. Outsanding job on the bone.

I still get cut even with the blades taped.