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cbach8tw said:
You should bring the style back for a limited run.
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The Zieg said:
I agree with cbach8tw cbach8tw . I'd be down for one!
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cbach8tw said:
Just goes to show how good your knives are, they hardly ever come up for sale on rhe secondary market. Serve their users well.
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Mick Boardman said:
I wonder what caused the old sheath to lose one stitch by the belt slot.
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Thanks guys! I am ordering some steel here shortly I don't see why we couldn't make a few El Toros if folks were interested. its similar in size and shape to the Sonoran Hunter and that one just kinda took that slot over.

On the stitch my guess would be that I got the welt too tight there and after those years of use it just broke, Just guessing though. Don't see that very often.
 
David Nowlin said:
I love Rosewood. Not sure why more knife makers don’t use it more.
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It might have something to do with its restricted status under CITES, making it more hassle to import and export both raw and finished.

I got some Bolivian Rosewood in stock for this very reason, namely that it is not a true Rosewood, and thus not restricted under CITES.
 
David Mary said:
David Nowlin David Nowlin I have never had lacewood in hand, but I have multiple examples of leopardwood in the shop and have used it a few times over the years as well. One thing I always noticed with my leopardwood examples was the larger lighter colored spots, which I don't see in your example. Sometimes the grain was a little tighter, but even on those the spots always presented a little larger than in your knife's handle. That and I have heard that leopardwood and lacewood are often mistaken for each other is the only reason I asked. Yours must be tighter grained leopardwood than examples I have had my hands on. In any case the knife is beautiful!


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I think Winkler knows way more than i when it comes to the identification of the wood he uses on his knives?
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They aren’t even close on the Janka hardness scale so those that work with it probably can tell the difference that way too? But i really don’t know and your question has caused me to learn more about knives. And that’s a good thing.
David Mary said:
ETA: looks like I did have lacewood in hand once.... five and a half years ago
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They aren’t even close on the Janka hardness scale so those that work with it probably can tell the difference that way too? But i really don’t know and your question has caused me to learn more about knives. And that’s a good thing.
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Those charts are a good reference
But sometimes wood doesn't fit right on the charts....I have a small stash of cherry cut from a friends parents. It's Different. Hard as F!!!
Harder that any maple. Harder than oak. Burns every cut. Seriously hard. I wanna get more.







This knife is leopard wood. It's obviously hard too. The splinters are nasty when making it, Really stab ya.
 
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Crag the Brewer said:
Those charts are a good reference
But sometimes wood doesn't fit right on the charts....I have a small stash of cherry cut from a friends parents. It's Different. Hard as F!!!
Harder that any maple. Harder than oak. Burns every cut. Seriously hard. I wanna get more.







This knife is leopard wood. It's obviously hard too. The splinters are nasty when making it, Really stab ya.
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That’s a damn good lookin’ knife.
 
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