Last Fighter, GB haters beware.

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Put the finishing touches up on this one this morning, last fighter for 2008, its been a real bear to get a half way decent picture of, but this is the best I could do. Possibly at the Arkansas show, if Ward isn't to busy I'll have him work his magic on it.
Anyway, this is the first frame handle I've tried. The damascus is a low layered twist, with nickel/silver frame and pins, guard and spacer, file work wraps around the whole frame guard to guard, GB handle, I bought a full Giraffe leg bone a couple yrs. ago and had it stabilized with wssi, though many don't like GB these days, I think it looks pretty darn good.

OAL 12 1/4" -7 1/2" blade, short top clip is sharpened.

Thanks for lookin,

Happy New Year Everyone, I Hope its the Best for you ever.

Bill
 

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I'm one of the people that doesn't like giraffe bone, but when it is left natural like that, it looks great. I would like to see more non-dyed giraffe bone handles.

The knife itself looks fantastic. Your pattern welded steel always looks great. The filework on the frame handle gives the knife a very classy look, and the hardware is the perfect match for the rest of the knife. One of your nicest, as far as I am concerned.

That pin work must have been very time consuming to get right. It sure is nice.
 
That is one heck of an attractive knife Bill - and I think the handle looks great. It's the pastel-dyed stuff that I can't stand. :foot:

Roger
 
Sweet, Bill.
I have yet to understand why anyone would not like GB?!?
It's about as perfect a handle material as can be found.
You did a bang-up job on that one, Friend.
 
looks great bill....i love the handle shape and all the pins...not crazy about the three in the middle but all in all i like it...the gb in it's natural state really is pretty.....does anyone know is it "better" than ivory in regards to cracking etc.....ryan
 
a very shapely and attractive knife she is:thumbup:.
 
Outstanding piece Bill.
Nothing wrong with giraffe bone IMO, when left natural or naturally aged.
 
The natural GB is very cool. I dont know who ever thought dyeing it different crayon colors would look good but it almost ruined us all for GB. I like bone of all types as long as they are natural or dyed by Culpepper & Co.

Thats a beautiful gents bowie Bill.
 
Very awesome, I was worried about the GB content and thought you might have to pull out one of those stabby/shooty thingys you love to make :D
 
I believe it got a bad Rap when tons of it was dropped on the market and merchants were dying it weird colors in hopes of making it more desirable (NOT).
It was very cheap, so obviously it became associated with cheaply made knives and so on.
As been mentioned, it's very stable and can actually be mistaken for ivory.
 
I don't know how inexpensive it was when it was first introduced, but it isn't inexpensive now.

I don't remember it being cheap in absolute terms, so much as cheaper than ivory. When it first came out (or first became popular for knive handles - giraffes have had bones for some time :p), I can recall it appearing on some very high end knives.

Anyway, I came back to the thread to look over this knife again and I think it's terrific. I like the file-worked frame quite a bit. I would love to see the results of some professional shots, but Bill did a pretty good job there as well.

Roger
 
It is derided simply because Giraffe bone is made of the dyed shinbone of a giraffe. Not a HORN, not a TUSK, not an ANTLER, not a TOOTH or even a fossilized penile bone!

A dried leg bone. How nostalgic. Not rare. Not unique. Not "valuable". Trash actually picked up off the ground in Africa.

Nice knife.
 
It is derided simply because Giraffe bone is made of the dyed shinbone of a giraffe. Not a HORN, not a TUSK, not an ANTLER, not a TOOTH or even a fossilized penile bone!

A dried leg bone. How nostalgic. Not rare. Not unique. Not "valuable". Trash actually picked up off the ground in Africa.

Nice knife.

I would argue then that fossilized anything, most antlers and some tusk is just picked up off or out of the ground.

I've been shopping with the missus, I'm ready to be contrary. :p
 
It is derided simply because Giraffe bone is made of the dyed shinbone of a giraffe. Not a HORN, not a TUSK, not an ANTLER, not a TOOTH or even a fossilized penile bone!

A dried leg bone. How nostalgic. Not rare. Not unique. Not "valuable". Trash actually picked up off the ground in Africa.

Nice knife.
I have to wonder about anyone that would prefer to hold a walrus schlong tightly in his hand whilst sporting a menacing expression as opposed to a chunk of a giraffe leg:eek: Waving a petrified pinniped penis in a threatening manner doesn't really communicate the whole "don't mess with me" thing IMO.:D With that said, I must agree that the cartoon coloring of G bone is what turned most people off. I feel the same way about dyed box elder burl, spalt maple, etc. To me, that kind of handle material is in the same league as Dymondwood. By the way......nice knife.:thumbup::D
 
i have to wonder about anyone that would prefer to hold a walrus schlong tightly in his hand whilst sporting a menacing expression as opposed to a chunk of a giraffe leg:eek: Waving a petrified pinniped penis in a threatening manner doesn't really communicate the whole "don't mess with me" thing imo.:d

lol:d!
 
I'm actually quite amazed by the spindlely legs of the giraffe in being able to move the heavy, seemingly awkward beast at impressive speed and in being able to deliver a single lethal strike to an attacking lion.

Let's give the Giraffe a little respect. :thumbup: ;) :D
 
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