Identifying Certain Fiddlebacks

[feldgrun]

I've enjoyed perusing Andy's excellent knife pictures, but have had difficulty identifying some of the knives. I am always impressed by the degree of variation there is in these knives--so many choices!

What is this one--a scandi Bushcrafter with blue G10 scales?

Are these all Terrassaurs? If they are, there is obviously some variation available in the handle design.

Are these the new convex KSF Exclusive Bushie (also available by special order through Andy?) with a variety of handle scales, and a bit of variety at the end of the handle?

 

[chainring]

Right on all counts, I believe!

 

[Fletcher Knives]

Every handle comes out a little different. Andy shapes these things one at a time, first rough shaping with a belt, then with hand files, so they're going to vary. With a lot of them, he shapes them slightly differently on purpose just to accent a different kind of handle material or per the customer's wishes. With any true custom knifemaker like Andy, an important thing to keep in mind is that no two knives will ever be exactly the same. Even if you have your blanks waterjetted, once the grinding starts, everything is free-hand and there are things that you're going to do differently on every one. Plus, you have customer specifications to take into account. Some guys want an exposed tang at the butt or something like that.

 

[Fiddleback]

You got them all right!! Thanks for paying attention to those details.

 

[feldgrun]

Great! A few questions:
1. What is the wood used on the Terrassaur without the exposed tang (not the Osage Orange)
2. What wood is used in the larger handled KSF Exclusive Bushie?
3. Also, does the use of G10 scales limit the width of the handle? Are you limited to a relatively flat handle, or can you make one with significant palm swells?
4. Finally, do you have favorite woods to work with?