Got wood? Part Deux.

[Wulf]

One of my favorite woods - Australian ringed gidgee. In addition to its beautiful color and figure, gidgee is also one of the hardest woods known to man. While making this knife I broke a drill bit drilling the tang cavity, dulled my hardened steel handle broach while fitting it to the tang, and went through grinding belts and sandpaper like they were nothing.

 

[RogerP]

Absolutely gorgeous wood Wulf - Gidgee is indeed some lovely stuff. Might we have a peek at the full knife?

 

[Wulf]

oh sure, why not

 

[Burl Source]

Beautiful Knife Wulf!

 

[RogerP]

I love that knife my man. Really well done.

 

[canineforge]

Love the gidgee! A favorite handle wood for me.

Here is another I like, some nice Koa.

- Joe

 

[RogerP]

^^^ Stunning wood - and knife!

 

[Wulf]

Koa is gidgee's pretty Hawaiian cousin. Both from the Acacia family

 

[lwrhea]

Here's another chunk of nice Gidgee. Love this stuff.

 

[Matthew Gregory]

oh sure, why not

Holy cow that knife is awesome, bud.

 

[J. Doyle]

I think it's time to bring this one up again.

There's plenty of koa in this thread but I never get tired of seeing nice koa.

 

[S.Alexander]

How about some ancient bog oak?

 

[ISKski]

Highly underrated - naturally stable -simple, strong, clean -- Mesquite (bloodwood inlay)

 

[ISKski]

Another favorite - Curly Maple



(photo ripped from AZCK where I purchased this knife)

 

[Will Morrison]

Some more Gidgee:

And some Desert Ironwood:

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Don't think I've seen any pink ivory yet.

Here's one . . .

On "the right knife" it can be killer. I have a knife on order right now to be made with it.

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Sometimes a wood handle is so perfect that it is hard to imagine the knife with any other handle material.

To me, this is an example . . . (ancient bog oak)

 

[Doug C]

John Fitch DI

Don Hanson III Missouri Walnut

Matt Roberts Curly Maple

Rodrigo Sfreddo Curly Maple that needs pro shots.

Doug

 

[RogerP]

Nice additions Doug - Matt was very fond of that quilted maple for knife handles and it's easy to see why.

Ken - love the bog oak. I've heard it dismissed by some as "boring" but on the right knife it really rocks. I have it on one piece only but I suspect that will change going forward.

 

[canineforge]

Will, I love that Gidgee! :thumbup:

Like Roger says, some think the bog oak might have a bit of a 'boring' look at times. Maybe so from a distance.

But, up close and personal, it can take on a totally different appearance.

Makes a pretty cool handle material. I like it.

- Joe