Really nice knives and photgraphy. I havent gotten my photo skills up to par yet. Did you just buy a crate of Buck Canoe knives?

   Love the set, incredible workmanship.   

       Yep, I have thousands of slabs but am looking for more. I can use those slabs that have nice colors but you just do not see a great cabochon in them.
     Jasper or agate is okay.  Colorful is a requirement.  It has to be able to take a polish.  Size and shape are pretty much anything at least an inch wide. These can be waste pieces from material you used for cabbing. Also, heals are fine too.
      Cheap is best, but if you have really nice scraps I can spend a wee bit more plus shipping if course.

thanks, Neal

Rhodonite  can easily  metamorphose into yellow or pink manganese garnet, spessartite.

I made this knife for a ranch owner in Texas.  The material is from his ranch and had some great play of color in the sagenite.  These Sarge knives have the one finger groove and to do the grinds on it I use a 1" diamond grinding wheel from Harbor freight that fits the groove perfectly saving a lot of dremel work.

I didn't get to collect this material but got it from a club member that went on the trip, just love the flow of colors.

Another of the blades i've completed

Trying all sorts of different patterns on the canoes to get a broader collection.  I had never cut Dalmation stone and was surprised by the polish it takes.

I got this material from a great friend and just loved the quality of the material and the yellows in the mix.

 This visually fits on the knife better than almost anything I have seen on them. Excellent!