A new finish and design for the wenge/metal collaboration

This keeps on getting better and better...<br><br><img src="http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7325/img2012040100536.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-01<br><br><img src="http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3656/img2012040100535.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-01<br><br><img src="http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4153/img2012040100534.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-01<br><br><img src="http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5163/img2012040100533.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-01<br><br><img src="http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6113/img2012040100532.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-01<br><br>This has 1 coat of gorilla super glue on it... looks nice eh?<br><br><br>There is still much work to be done, updates to follow. Look forward to : painted metal, more polished wenge and fork tips made out of wenge (waiting on a piece).

 

I really love Wenge. The wood falls off in flakes almost and powder rather than chips sorta, really makes for nice handles and fun to shape.<br><br>Thanks! The wood grain is very nice, I need a sunnier day to show you though <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_razz.gif" alt="Razz" longdesc="9">

 

I took three layers of wood, carved out a slot in the middle layer and the top of the outer layers and sank the fork in, cut a piece off the bottom and glued it on top to seal it up after filling hole with appropriate fastener (superglue)<br><br>But you could accomplish the same with a drill and a little sandpaper, or dremel a lot quicker.

 

<a href="http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=2&u=16966150" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i46.servimg.com/u/f46/16/96/61/50/img-2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br><br><br>Got this in the mail today, I look forward to making my fork tips now, check out the veneers, wouldn't it be cool to make your own exotic wood multiplex? <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" longdesc="15">

 

<img src="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1355/img2012041300590.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br><img src="http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1761/img2012041300589.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br><img src="http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6886/img2012041300588.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br><img src="http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2859/img2012041300587.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br><img src="http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/252/img2012041500604.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><img src="http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2628/img2012041500603.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br><img src="http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1444/img2012041500602.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br><img src="http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/944/img2012041500601.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-15<br><br>Work continues ... I had to try it out though, and it is fucking cool!

 

<img src="http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2818/sam0047c.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-22<br><br><img src="http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5919/sam0046y.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-22<br><br><img src="http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9412/sam0045o.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ryanwigglesworth" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ryanwigglesworth</a> at 2012-04-22<br><br><br>update... work continues, after shooting it I decided this will be strictly and over the top shooter, it is quite accurate to shoot this way...