Hornswoggled!

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Here's mine.
1. BF 2020 Knife
2. Conaz I picked up in Spoleto, Italy a few years ago
3. A. Wright & Son Lamb Foot. A treasured gift from our own Jack Black Jack Black . Thanks, Jack!
4. 5 Coqs (cockerels) from Fontenille - Pataud
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A pleasure my friend, that's one of the 5 'Midnight Specials' from my 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot run. I remember Ron Half/Stop Half/Stop had one, but I forget who has the other 3 👍
 
Horn...I don't consider myself a fan, and yet somehow I managed to pick up a few specimens this past year.

Here's a blonde. It's pressed, so the quality is not great. But it's also translucent, so it appears to almost glow in the right light. I get a childish pleasure from that.

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Here's some buffalo. Very black, with just enough white to let you know that you're dealing with a natural material and not plastic.

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What I really like though are strawberry blondes, those pale horns with red/pink highlights.

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image by Gigi Sechi
 
Sometimes a knife with less gives so much more, and imo this Knife is a brilliant example of that, beautiful flowing curve, letting the beauty of the Horn do the job without anything else added to the Knife- and the Blade shape and Handle compliment each other very well- this Knife is gorgeous.
Thank you! Italians really have excellent design aesthetics and it helps when you use good materials!
 
This is awesome, Dave! Is that a weird shadow on the blade?
No it was clay coated during heat treat, what I call a working hamon because I don’t spend a lot of time chasing it. Consequently, seems pretty durable since its not highly polished. Kinda rustic. Thanks!
 
Horn and ironwood:

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Your work is stunning my friend, I have always liked looking at your Knives and the skill set involved- amazing! I note that you have a style to your Knives - and that's a great thing! Out of curiosity - have you ever done a big Bowie or a Big camp knife? ( I hope I don't offend in any way whatsoever in asking the question ). :) :thumbsup:
 
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