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The first looks like Black G10/Desert Ironwood and the second appears to be G10/Spalted Maple
*Edit: Both are beauties, no matter what
*Edit: Both are beauties, no matter what
PABladeGuy
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Second one is G10 & spalted maple for sure, I've got two.
Not sure what the wood is for the first though
Not sure what the wood is for the first though
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They are both the same~ gorgeous! If that's spalted maple it's the best I've ever seen. Normally it's lots of light and dark lines where this looks more burl-like than anything. Sure it's not maple burl?
This is more of a typical spalted look I would expect. This even shows some quilt patterns.
Here's some black ash burl too -
This is more of a typical spalted look I would expect. This even shows some quilt patterns.
Here's some black ash burl too -
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I think that Leonardo63 could be correct. Maple Burl makes more sense, not Spalted.
The more that I look at it, the more that it reminds me of a Bark River Gameskeeper that I had which was 1 of a 300 piece run for AG Russell with Maple Burl handle slabs
The more that I look at it, the more that it reminds me of a Bark River Gameskeeper that I had which was 1 of a 300 piece run for AG Russell with Maple Burl handle slabs