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Great Eastern Cutlery: #66 - Equal End Serpentine

NewBlades16 said:
I just make my first rookie mistake. I opened the coping before opening the spey first, causing rubbing marks. Ugg! Just got it today. Oh well, it is a user anyway
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I wouldn't worry about it. Unless it's going to be a total safe queen, a bit of blade rub is inevitable on a three-blade knife. Use and enjoy!
 
NewBlades16 said:
I just make my first rookie mistake. I opened the coping before opening the spey first, causing rubbing marks. Ugg! Just got it today. Oh well, it is a user anyway
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I wouldn't call that a rookie mistake. :) Not a mistake at all in fact. Opening two blades when you only need to use one would be overkill and way too much of a hassle. I don't detect a mistake here.
 
That's a beauty, Rick. I have a Northfield Jigged Bone and one of Mike's Oily Bones reserved, and that's MORE than enough for me. I have too dang many of these things already, but this run is really a problem. I want ALL of these knives. They posted the finished Ironwood. This is bad...

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I know. When I get the mail from the retailer handling the Ironwood knives, I don't think I'm going to be able to resist.

So I have a question that's veering a little off topic for this particular thread, but it's in reference to this specific knife so I'm going to fire away. Plus, I know the Porch will be able to expertly field it. Okay, here goes:

What are the most desirable traits of Desert Ironwood? What is one looking for? I think it's absolutely stunning wood, but I'm not a fixed blade guy and have very little experience with it. I know there are bound to be individual tastes and aesthetic judgements, but are there more objective hallmarks of quality? Lighter? Darker? More grain? Less Grain?

For instance, ebony is ideally supposed to be uniformly as black as possible, right? The less blonde, the less light grain the better quality. Are there analogous characteristics for Ironwood?
 
huelsdonk said:
I know. When I get the mail from the retailer handling the Ironwood knives, I don't think I'm going to be able to resist.

So I have a question that's veering a little off topic for this particular thread, but it's in reference to this specific knife so I'm going to fire away. Plus, I know the Porch will be able to expertly field it. Okay, here goes:

What are the most desirable traits of Desert Ironwood? What is one looking for? I think it's absolutely stunning wood, but I'm not a fixed blade guy and have very little experience with it. I know there are bound to be individual tastes and aesthetic judgements, but are there more objective hallmarks of quality? Lighter? Darker? More grain? Less Grain?

For instance, ebony is ideally supposed to be uniformly as black as possible, right? The less blonde, the less light grain the better quality. Are there analogous characteristics for Ironwood?
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I personally like contrast, burl, and depth of change. Others may not. Grain preference I believe is relative.

http://www.wood-database.com/desert-ironwood/
 
I know next to nothing about Ironwood but I was talking to a custom knife maker a couple years ago about various handle materials and was told that Ironwood will darken with use from oils in the skin. Perhaps all woods do that, I don't know but maybe something to keep in mind.
 
Interesting article Brett. Looks like most, if not all, light colored woods do darken with time.
 
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