Guardless Bowie with Bocote scales

[misque]

Here's a link to the thread I posted over in the Bladesmith's Forum that contains the pic of this piece:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2197779#post2197779

Thanks for looking!
All the best,
Mike U.

 

[ExamonLyf]

Thanks for the link. I like the Bocote in some applications, and I like it on this piece. Nice work...

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Nice. That is some very light colored bocote. At first glance it looks very much like oak.

 

[misque]

Keith,
Here's a pic of what Bocote looks like after oxidation sets in. It gets a rich toffee color on the exterior. Inside, it tends to be lighter in color. This wood seems to react to sun and air like Osage Orange and Lignum Vitae. It's really easy to maintain it's polish though which makes it sweet as knife handle material. As you can see, it gets some lively figure too.


All the best,
Mike U.