Will Power
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Elk bolsters, ironwood covers, burlap micarta shield. Everyone wins!
That's just the job A nightmare Frankenscales Knife
Elk bolsters, ironwood covers, burlap micarta shield. Everyone wins!
... we don’t get see any samples of the elk or Ironwood that would actually be used.... this makes choosing which one, a leap of faith.
Then the choice is clear. Burlap micarta. Of course, we've only seen pictures on the internet of what that looks like ...
I think the shield poll(s) will be after this one.Has it been decided if a shield is to be used or not? That might make a difference
Me?Burlap should be the logical choice here.
After all, there could be those naturally-occurring irregularities associated with Ironwood or Elk. I mean who wants to see a less than ideal pair of covers on an American Elk handled knife or a not quite perfectly-matching grain on a wood that is naturally stable, rot resistant, and almost as hard as the tools that shape it?
A coarse cloth and resin handled knife would be so perfectly uniform and free of any irregularities. And when we get them all in, there will be the need for only one posted photo!
A coarse cloth and resin handled knife would be so perfectly uniform and free of any irregularities. And when we get them all in, there will be the need for only one posted photo!
No you need to switch the Elk and Burlap in that setupElk bolsters, ironwood covers, burlap micarta shield. Everyone wins!
So clearly we need more mammothOriginally I voted ironwood but I saw elk had a substantial lead and changed mine to elk. In 12 year we haven’t had an elk scaled forum knife. Maybe seein’ them all listed will help some of you in your decision.
Here’s a list of what we’ve done so far, we’ve had:
(2) stag,
(2) burnt stag,
(1) wooly mammoth,
(2) wood (ebony, bocote),
(3) jigged bone
(2) micarta
I think the shield poll(s) will be after this one.
It makes more sense to choose the cover before what if any shield will be used.
I may be mistaken, but I suspect if Elk is the final choice, "No Shield" would win the shield poll.If there IS a shield, I'd have thought it would look better with Ironwood rather than Elk. Just an opinion of course
I may be mistaken, but I suspect if Elk is the final choice, "No Shield" would win the shield poll.
Like last years offering? We never saw more than one picture of that did we? Oh wait...