Best Natural Materials...

The 4-inch walrus piece on this Sunfish Forge Hunter ain't too shabby. The contasting sides make this one have a lot of character, IMO.

The work shown on this thread to date has been great. Hope there is more to come.


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Oh, forgot, Steven, if you respond that my blue ivory handle is ugly and leaves you flatter than a waffle, well, I'm just going to need to smack you... :eek: :) PS (I'll call you back when I get a chance.)
 
Megalobyte said:
Oh, forgot, Steven, if you respond that my blue ivory handle is ugly and leaves you flatter than a waffle, well, I'm just going to need to smack you... :eek: :) PS (I'll call you back when I get a chance.)
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1. It is a very nice color of blue
2. Pancake, Ari, pancake. Waffles are not flat. I vastly prefer waffles to pancakes.:p
3. You have very long arms, but you have to be able to reach me, and with your back, that might be hard for you.

I am fairly small, and VERY fast for an older man, so you may want to stick with throwing things at me (single malt scotch, cigars, and large, not hugely breasted women all work!):D

Not everyone chooses to shape their handles like Fogg, Foster, Hossum, Johnson or Loveless, but those do remain IMNSHO the ideals for handle shape.

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
1. It is a very nice color of blue
2. Pancake, Ari, pancake. Waffles are not flat. I vastly prefer waffles to pancakes.:p
3. You have very long arms, but you have to be able to reach me, and with your back, that might be hard for you.

I am fairly small, and VERY fast for an older man, so you may want to stick with throwing things at me (single malt scotch, cigars, and large, not hugely breasted women all work!):D

Not everyone chooses to shape their handles like Fogg, Foster, Hossum, Johnson or Loveless, but those do remain IMNSHO the ideals for handle shape.

Best Regards,

Steven Garsson
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1) :) Yes, but, I may be getting my back operated on soon and fixed, in which case, I'll have the size, speed and reach to get you and give you your comeupance, if that's still a real word. :) I'm actually pretty quick for a 300 lb near 7' tall guy. :)

2) Oh, yes, my mistake, panckakes... :) (How did I know you'd correct me... I wonder how I could have made that mistake? :eek: :) )

3) I don't care anymore, you are an abrasive SOB, but I can't help but like you. So be it. I'll call you tonight hopefully if I can, my 2 year old really wears me out daily, my wife doesn't exactly relax me either. :)
 
Some crazy bark by the rarely seen but highly acclaimed Jim Kelso:
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Jot Khalsa uses stone often:
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Winkler sheep horn (?) with a fitting blade (this one is mine):
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The materials we love to hate. Giraffe bone and dyed amber stag:
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Warren Osborne used some type of figured stone on this. Looks like a painting. Engraved by the late Bertil Aasland:
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Less chatter and more knives!!! :p

Coop
 
SharpByCoop said:
Some crazy bark by the rarely seen but highly acclaimed Jim Kelso:
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Awesome knife, but this is no bark. It's Wenge, cathedral cut (?) and carded.
 
Well, guys, hope I can come play in your sandlot. I think I can post some images of knives with natural material from my collection that I hope you can all enjoy.

In another thread--Gallery-- I had posted some knives by Doug Casteel. Here is one that has a Jade handle with blued steel guard and butt.

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something smaller but still using jade is this Steve Mullin Interframe (damascus) with jade inlays

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More to come -- will look at bone, giraffe, pearl, wood and others in future posts
 
Coop,Joss,
Is that opal in the butt end of the Don Fogg~Jim Kelso collaboration?

Doug:)
 
leatherbird said:
Coop,Joss,
Is that opal in the butt end of the Don Fogg~Jim Kelso collaboration?

Doug:)
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Doug, yes, it was some irridescent stne. Joss knows more about this piece than me. Probably opal.

Coop
 
DGG said:
There are lots very pretty "girlie" knives here that look they have never had a drop of blood on them or cut anything. Very cute things though.

I'll take straight grained walnut, rosewood, or micarta, and the other synthetics for real world use knives.
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Perhaps there's good reason why you're on the PT list.
This is just another example that confirms your status as 2006's PT number 8.:jerkit:

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DGG said:
There are lots very pretty "girlie" knives here that look they have never had a drop of blood on them or cut anything. Very cute things though.

I'll take straight grained walnut, rosewood, or micarta, and the other synthetics for real world use knives.

Here is a real knife style.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404553
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Did you not read what the point of this thread was? I dont walk into churches and get pissed at all the crosses lying around. If this post had been titled "best handles for a beater-type knife" then I am sure people would have accomidated your tastes and posted 10 pages of straight grained walnut...but that wasnt the point, was it?
 
I would not put straight grain walnut on anything, around here we use it for fire wood to heat the house and shop. Now highly figured walnut is something I do use and belongs on a good knife.
 
sunfishman said:
I would not put straight grain walnut on anything, around here we use it for fire wood to heat the house and shop. Now highly figured walnut is something I do use and belongs on a good knife.
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Don't mind DGG. He's just a another knucklehead trolling around for kicks, IMO!:jerkit:

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If you go over to the Cove, you can see that he had already been given the recognition for what he is. Whatta wiener!
 
Sorry, no pics, but my favorites are bird's eye maple and walnut. I think "animal materials" like stag and mammoth ivory and such look sort of ugly and/or cheap.
 
WOW- these are some of the most amazing pieces I have ever seen. Whew, I am usually not into the 'art' type of knives, but seeing some of these is changing my mind in a hurry !
 
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