GEC #79 Workhorse Whittler Review and at Work "RATTLESNAKE" Added

[pertinux]

Today's light brings forth the yellows:

(A last picture with Jeff's knife, on which the bodacious jigging in deep red, complete with UN-X-LD shield, work so well.)

~ P.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

I've been on the fence about this knife for quite awhile. I finally talked myself out of it, but your pictures are making me rethink that decision. This is looking like a great pocket knife.

 

[bonky]

I debated where to add more #79 Workhorse Whittler content, and decided to post in this thread instead of starting/choosing another even though so many image links in this thread are now broken. (If I missed a better place, please move this post and I will edit this very paragraph accordingly. )

First, some background:


Then, on the eve of returning Jeff's knife to him, this happened:


Jobillo: I was leery of taking a flyer on a hitherto unknown wood, but as soon as Barry (gunstockjack) described it to me as similar to mahogany, I went for it. Mahogany's a favorite of mine (dating to my first guitar at age 14).

Note the family resemblance (mahogany bookshelf as backdrop):

Interestingly, the jobillo often appears redder in outdoor light. Regardless of setting, it requires the full range of vintage Crayola browns to catch its variegations-- raw sienna, burnt umber, goldenrod, sepia, you name it.

A few areas in the grain flash gold, including just to upper right of the shield. You can sort of see it in the above picture, a little more here-- the lighter brown color in the upper right quadrant is all shimmer, not flat color:

I prefer satin-finished blades to gloss, so have taken the knife from this...

... to this:

(So far; it's a work in progress.)

This one's going to keep me interested for a good long time.

~ P.

Beautiful knife! I also love the #70 in Jobillo! It's my favorite wood scaled knife, to the point where I bought one in stag so I could actually carry and use one! Here are some pix:

As always with me, please excuse the poor cellphone photos. One of these days I hope to use the camera with some measure of success, but today apparently is not to be that day.

Btw, did you notice the similarity in grain pattern, and that the serial numbers both end in "5"? Curious, no?