Hey everybody, been awhile, my new puppy has been keeping me pretty busy ( actual puppy, not a Scrapyard, a Welsh Corgi goes by the name, Darwin aka Pork Chop). Anyways, recently Burl Source has had some sweet sales and I just couldn't pass up on some great deals on so stabilized Redwood Burl. Everyone knows I love my Zilla, it is, in my opinion, the best chopper to come out of Wauseon. My only problem is I'm not crazy about G10, and I've often thought of sending her in for some micarta or wood. So I figured I'd give it a go myself, what e heck, if I don't like it, I'll send her in for a proper job, but I'm pretty confident since I've rehandled a few knives already. Enough babbling, heres a couple WIP pics, in a few days it should be done (time permitting) enjoy

Popped her slabs off, ( she looks so naked<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />)


Here are her replacements, sexy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />


Perfect size for these monster slabs


Can't wait for tomorrow for a bit of preliminary shaping


I felt bad I didn't take any WIP pics of the skizzy, so I wanted to make sure I did this one right

Darwin aka Pork Chop placeholder for more pics



Preliminary shaping



I skipped a few pics, but here they are epoxied in place, ready for shaping


The old trusty harbor freight ( I just liked this pic)


Shaped, ready for bolts and more shaping tomorrow





Dem some thick slabs! A lot more shaping and sanding to come




Sanded to 400 grit and first coating of tung oil to condition the wood, may sand it a bit higher, still need to CA fill a few small voids.





Here's a few pics of the finished product

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You are a rehandling fool, no offense <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Those are gonna look AWESOME Jared!!!
Can't wait to see the finished product!!

Can't wait to see how she turns out.

This should be nice! Lookin' forward to seeing the results!

Need to see come pics when you have it done! I like the color of the handle material! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I love the wood burls! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Thanks everyone! Updated with a few progress pics

Man, that is looking GOOD!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Looking good Jared! I like those slabs...dem sexy! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Thanks guys, it's coming along nicely, have to find my brass corby bolts I have around here somewhere