Giveaway finished!!!! Two winners!

[Czechmate]

About the best I can do. Not gonna win this one, haha.

Thanks nopyo; I needed a good laugh!


My revised guess is Mequite or Bocote with shellac or polyurethane finish.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Bocote and tung oil

 

[Cicatriz]

About the best I can do. Not gonna win this one, haha.

That is pretty funny.
You're at least mostly right...

 

[NikkiR]

A fine knife you did hone, I'm wondering if it could be Madrone? To ensure the handle does not spoil, perhaps you used linseed oil?

 

[xander99]

An ash of sorts, still a poly coat I think.

 

[chemistguy]

EDIT: mesquite wood and an oil/wax finish.

 

[r8shell]

Here are the facts:
finished with some kind of wax

osage orange
nothing rhymes with orange

 

[Zemapeli]

poly and rosewood?? beautiful work. i hope the suprise isnt ricen or a bomb.

 

[ericvar101]

Ironwood?

 

[guaise]

red oak and poly finish?

 

[ericvar101]

Poplar ?

 

[chemistguy]

osage orange grows all over the country...

 

[Cicatriz]

Nice rhymes y'all
Contest is in a stall
A hint will now fall
Lock it up like a pawl!


The color is natural, the finish did not alter it at all.
It's difficult to work with. It's not a burl, it grows twisted like that.
My horse loves to eat it and will dig the roots up.


Lets split this and make it a dual giveaway.

One prize for the handle guesser.
One prize for the finish guesser.

You can get both if you guess both!


So far none of the guesses are correct.
Some are closer(regionally) but still not it.

 

[MBarton]

Prickly pear cactus infused with resin is what I'm guessin.

 

[NikkiR]

Texans call it cedar, but actually I think Juniper is your horse feeder. Just a dollop of wax, sitting on the porch with tea to relax.

 

[9blades]

Birch?

 

[Cicatriz]

New close up picture in first post.
Might help some...

 

[NikkiR]

An aloe or agave shoot, and tung oil to boot.

 

[seelow123]

Locust with a poly finish?

 

[MAKnifenut]

Pine with polyurethane