It's about that time... Giveaway!

[EngrSorenson]

I’d like to enter for Bikerector, if that’s okay.
Red/black laminated linen micarta has a lot of character for a synthetic. It reminds me of a topographic map and has a classy look to it.

 

[Rookie82]

A wonderful GAW, thanks for hosting it. And thanks for giving us the opportunity.

Although I love wood with lots of grain, and horn, and eye catching jigged bone, and mammoth bark, I would say my most preferred is good burnt stag with lots of texture. Here's a group shot of most of my stag knives.

 

[JD Bear]

Very nice give away! My favorite material is stag, but dark wood and bone are right there. I'm having a fixed blade made with a combo of stag and ironwood, so that should be pretty nice for me. Thank you for the chance...

 

[ephsea]

Thanks for the GAW, very generious of you, everyone needs to own an 81 (or 5), I'm in for Will Power . I prefer vintage Paper Micarta, generally Butterscotch with some bark left on it.

 

[Old Engineer]

Thank you for the very generous giveaway! For me, anything natural is preferred to anything man-made, so wood, bone, stag, and . . . No. 1 is horn, gnarly bark ram's horn.

Your Hen & Rooster is one I had to come back and look at again Jeff !!!!!!!! Be careful out there my friend .

Harry

 

[Old Engineer]

A wonderful GAW, thanks for hosting it. And thanks for giving us the opportunity.

Although I love wood with lots of grain, and horn, and eye catching jigged bone, and mammoth bark, I would say my most preferred is good burnt stag with lots of texture. Here's a group shot of most of my stag knives.

Verrrrry nice collection Carl .

Harry

 

[JonMcD]

Great GAW Brian! So generous. I’d love to enter for my fellow South Carolinian B brokebladeenthusiast28 if that’s ok.

I have favorites in each category, but if I need to pick, I do love a jigged bone…more old school and random patterned the better.

Here’s one that Glenn recovered for me.

 

[eisman]

I like natural materials. But I also have a warm spot for white scales, like the old Westinghouse micarta. Still, I think this is my favorite:

 

[Oldy]

What a gentlemanly gaw,but not knowing the depths of your education I have reluctantly left out scholarly .me I'm a sucker for deep dark jigged bone and the perfect specimen just came off the line covering the 81 city,also stag with deep valleys. In.

 

[Jack Black]

What a generous giveaway Brian Not an entry from me please, but I just wanted to call in, and say thanks. I hope that your business is going well buddy

As to covers, there isn't much I don't like, but I'm really enjoying the Ram's horn on my Cosimo del Bendetto Lambsfoot, which was a generous gift from Rufus1949



Good luck everyone

 

[kamagong]

That's a beautiful knife and really irresistible. I'm in.

I was going to say that my favorite handle material is wood. I adore the near endless variety it offers. But you wanted to narrow it down to species, and I am simply unable to do that. So I'm going with stag. When it's done right it's great and looks good on both fixed blades and folders.

 

[Rufus1949]

Brian, I applaud your give away. You raise an interesting question.
I am not a participant, but so enjoy natural wood. The more exotic, the better.

 

[Captvideo]

I m in. Thanks for such an amazing GAW.
STAG is my favorite handle material.

 

[chevyrulez1]

Thanks for the awesome giveaway. As far as looks, jigged bone is always a classic. However, call me kooky, my favorite is probably delrin, either black or brown. Sturdy, looks good, durable, and you don't have to worry about it. A very utilitarian scale material, and keeps the prices down which is important to me.

 

[brokebladeenthusiast28]

Great GAW Brian! So generous. I’d love to enter for my fellow South Carolinian B brokebladeenthusiast28 if that’s ok.

I have favorites in each category, but if I need to pick, I do love a jigged bone…more old school and random patterned the better.

Here’s one that Glenn recovered for me.


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Man, I greatly appreciate you thinking of me. And I believe I'd have to agree with you about the old-fashioned jigged bone.

 

[abbydaddy]

Not an entry. I love wood handles, and I love serpentine patterns, but I'd rather that knife go to someone who would properly enjoy it. I'd probably just stick it in my safe for a while, and then end up adding it to Mr. Knife's Neverending GAW. I just don't carry carbon steel knives.

My favorite material is wood, and I like a lot of different kinds of wood for handles. Walnut is a favorite, and there are so many lovely options. But my favorite ever is Bocote, but not bocote generally. Specifically the bocote on my 2015 Bladeforums knife that has somehow never been dislodged from daily carry for more than a few weeks at a time since I got it. My daughter Abby called it "Daddy's special knife made out of wood" when she was a toddler. And that name has stuck ever since.

 

[yablanowitz]

I appreciate the generous GAW. Over the decades, I've had much more bad luck than good with stag and horn handles, to the point I avoid them whenever I can. Jigged bone is my preference, especially Winterbottom bone like Queen used back in the day.

 

[JTR357]

I'm a huge fan of olivewood, Rams horn & ironwood. Thanks so much for the generous GAW!

 

[callsign]

Thanks for the GAW! A good burl wood is my favorite cover material, with jigged bone coming in a close second.

 

[Rupestris]

Very generous of you and I’d appreciate an opportunity to be drawn for this.

My favorite handle material isn’t one you find on many traditional knives. It’s green canvas Micarta. It’s even better when moves to the worn, brown side when used and oil soaked.