[RossR]

Made this little guy for a local organization that will be auctioning it off. I forged the blade out of an old hay rake tine. Brass guard. The handle is a very pretty piece of spalted maple. Simple finish with paste wax. Display base is cherry and a hunk of antler. Nice little guy. Hope it finds a great home.

Ross

 

[timberdoodle]

beautiful. Very well done!!

 

[RossR]

Thanks Timber

 

[birdog]

good stuff Ross!!

 

[PA woodsman]

That is a beautiful knife. Can you explain what salted maple is?

 

[birdog]

spalted maple..... figured maple that has been induced with a bacteria that highlights/colors the grain.

 

[RossR]

http://thewoodbox.com/data/wood/spaltedinfo.htm

Guys there is a link to some information spalted wood. Basically it is fungi that gets in there and decays the wood giving it a pretty grain pattern or different colors.

Ross