Ironwood Pewter Sgian Dubh

[Tartan Hiker]

Very, very nice. That ironwood has terrific grain! How well do saw blades hold up when working with ironwood??

[O'Neille]

How well do saw blades hold up when working with ironwood??

I didn't have a problem. Sawing the stuff creats a nice stench though. Also it tends to burn on a sander with too much pressure. I broke a drill bit on a piece of ironwood I had in the shop. It got stuck and stalled the drill press. I was trying to remove it with vise grips and it snapped and split the wood a little. I'm good at breaking my band saw blades so I figure I'll just use pieces of the expensive metal cutting ones in the scroll saw. It's also safer for small work.

[Thomas]

I agree: Very well done. the colour of the ironwood is amazing.
Congrats!!!