Probably shoulda drilled it before heat treating. Olive wood is great to work with. Good figure and finishes easy. I have gone away from Cocobola and others like it due to its harshness on the lungs. Even though I wear a respirator, Ive known too many bowyers who have bad lungs from some woods and are now very allergic to them. Olive, hickory, cherry, walnut and the like make great handles and the scraps I throw in the smoker.
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I’m not a big knife guy, but a woodsman needs a good camp
- WB, 2025-11-25, 12:55
- Nice design Scotty, looks very practical. (nm) - Howard, 2025-11-27, 09:23
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What steel? And dont forget to drill the lanyard hole.
- Amede, 2025-11-25, 15:40
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Ok, this will mean more to you than me...
- WB, 2025-11-26, 08:27
- I wish I could have kept my custom knife maker - Gary Reeder, 2025-11-26, 17:38
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O-1 is a good oil hardening steel.
- IC, 2025-11-26, 13:18
- 01 makes a good tough knife. One bushcrafter - Amede, 2025-11-26, 16:39
- There are some beautiful Italian and CA olives - WB, 2025-11-25, 19:41
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Ok, this will mean more to you than me...
- WB, 2025-11-26, 08:27