Name that wood!

amywilkerson

amywilkerson

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Could someone please tell me what type of wood is used on this old knife? I think I know, but I'm not 100% sure. Thanks guys!
 
Looking at the very ends which is about the only place that I can make out the grain, it does look like it could be rosewood. I first thought that it looked like mahogany, but mahogany is pretty soft to use for knife handles.
 
Thanks guys, looks like we're all in agreement. I thought it was rosewood too. My mom picked up the knife for me in Arizona. She was pretty convinced it was teakwood. I've never heard of teak being used on knives, have you?
 
Actually, teak is a hard wood that I have heard about being used to make knife handles. Normally teak is lighter in color than the wood pictured, but the grain does look like it could be teak.

Here is a picture of some teak that is a similar color to that handle for comparison.
 
My first guess was Teak, it darkens as it ages but it's an excellent wood to leave unfinished.
 
Redwood??,

since that knife is from Lakeport, Ca.about an hours drive from me.....looks kind of like redwood to me............
 
It is a member of the Rosewood family. I would say that redwood and teak are out. But remember that "rosewood" is not a single wood but a whole family. We can eliminate the lighter members right off the bat (tulip, flamewood, ect).Although Madagascar rosewood is the same tone. it tends to be more even in color. I am going out on a limb and say cocobolo. For several reasons. First the grain structure matches. Second look at the color variations. In the middle are two bands of tannish pink. Then at the bottom are at least three bands of near black. Third, cocobolo is one of the most common woods used in knife handles.

Aprox. age would help alot, but that not known I would say 100% rosewood family 75% cocobolo.
 
If not, it may be 'Natalie'...

"Ouch, dang it, stop hittin' on me already..." ;)
 
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