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Custom Shop Handle ID Help

Discussion in 'Busse Combat Knives' started by saville01, Jul 10, 2019.

  1. Jul 10, 2019 #1
    saville01

    saville01 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Jan 19, 2007
    I am thinking of selling a few of my Custom Shop SFNO's and have forgotten the handle material can anyone help me.

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  2. Jul 10, 2019 #2
    OnceBitten

    OnceBitten Gold Member Gold Member

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    Feb 11, 2011
    The first looks like Black G10/Desert Ironwood and the second appears to be G10/Spalted Maple

    *Edit: Both are beauties, no matter what

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  3. Jul 11, 2019 #3
    PABladeGuy

    PABladeGuy Gold Member Platinum Member Gold Member

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    Sep 11, 2018
    Second one is G10 & spalted maple for sure, I've got two.
    Not sure what the wood is for the first though
     
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  4. Jul 11, 2019 #4
    saville01

    saville01 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Jan 19, 2007
    Thank you
     
  5. Jul 11, 2019 #5
    Leonardo63

    Leonardo63 Gold Member Gold Member

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    May 24, 2017
    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.

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    Here's some black ash burl too -
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  6. Jul 11, 2019 #6
    OnceBitten

    OnceBitten Gold Member Gold Member

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    Feb 11, 2011
    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
     

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