Let's See Some Natural Handles

[Slider817]

Jeff White Custom, you can get one of these for under $40, great value

 

[Slider817]

the BCNW-01 in Lignum Vitae Wood

 

[fast14riot]

Good thread, always need an excuse to post pics of our knives!

Here is Rob't Klaas kissing crane in ebony, Gottlieb hammesfarh wearing mother of pearl, and a Western in jigged bone:

And here is a stacked leather one by me, almost finished

-Xander

 

[Rick]

GEC #62s in stag, ram's horn and Primitive bone:

Mel Nishiuchi - Wyoming snowflake jade:

Des Horn - bark mammoth ivory:

Ken Coats - California buckeye burl:

Todd Begg - bamboo mosaic:

 

[dannyp]

Tidioute Dogleg in Palm

Queen Canoe with bone

2010 Forum Knife Ebony scales

Northfield #73 bone

Boker Barlow

D Farmer with Olivewood scales

Now for a question: Does anyone know how stacked leather handles are made?

They are made by stacking leather washers over the tang of the knife and gluing them together. Then it can be shaped to the finished contours.

 

[lambertiana]

Various wood

Ebony

Tortoise

More wood

Horn

Stag

Stag and birch/reindeer bone

 

[Big Mike]

Dyed Bone



Manzanita Burl



Sambar Stag



Cocobolo



Big Horn Sheep



Masur Birch



Translucent Buffalo Horn



Black Birdseye Maple



Smooth Sheephorn




Big Mike

 

[dtownknifekid]

More natural handles. I cant compete with lots of what's been posted though some of those are very stunning.

Red Barnboard Bone (GEC)

Stacked Leather (I dont think I need to tell you who made this)

Unknown wood (the Ulu factory)

Rosewood (boker)

Bone (Unknown origin souveneir knife from pueblos in CO)

Various antique bone

and thats the end of my natural handle collection.

 

[Bob W]

OT: I just noticed your location. I'm "up the road a ways" in Raton, but have spent a bit of time in Socorro for work.

 

[dtownknifekid]

OT: I just noticed your location. I'm "up the road a ways" in Raton, but have spent a bit of time in Socorro for work.

Ok good to know there are some knife enthusiasts around. I'm back in PA for summer right now though.

 

[SpartanSaint]

GEC #62s in stag, ram's horn and Primitive bone:

Mel Nishiuchi - Wyoming snowflake jade:

Des Horn - bark mammoth ivory:

Ken Coats - California buckeye burl:

Todd Begg - bamboo mosaic:

Those are unbelievable. How is stone as a handle material? And that ken coats is simply amazing

 

[bacustomknives]

Well here are a few of my naturals

Curly hickory

HONDI ROSEWOOD

SNAKEWOOD

BUCKEYE BURL

FLAMING BOX ELDER

MUSK OX

BIRCH BURL

SYCAMORE

LACE SHEOAK

CURLY KOA

CROTCH WALNUT

MANY THANKS GREAT THREAD!
BESTS BILL

 

[bh49]

75 mm Persian with amboyna burl scales by Phillip Dobson