Natural Handle Materials......Let's See Em'!!!!

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

I'll start off with this beauty......

 

[Jroden5446]

 

[knife hunter]

 

[u812]

:excitement: This is going to be good!

 

[RobStanley]

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

:excitement: This is going to be good!

Can't beat au naturale, baby!!! I've got the beer and popcorn ready......:applouse:

 

[TheLunk]

Still one of my favorites...

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

^^^^^this is exactly what i was hoping to see in this thread, i'll take one just like this^^^^^^^^

 

[oge14]

naturally aged paper.

 

[knife hunter]

does snakeskin count?

Ok heres a few more

 

[Hindsight]

T, you are such a tease. So far there are some beautiful handles in this thread. I know there are more out there. Come on guys.

 

[Pokey1]

Goes everywhere with me

 

[<Flux>]

Goes everywhere with me

That is a sweet custom, Pokey!

 

[Garth Reckner]

Here's a link to few I have done. Enjoy.
http://www.bussecustomshop.com/

Garth

 

[salvo]

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

Pokey, that's an awesome EDC that you've got!

Trevor, I'm simply amazed at all of those customs! Now we know where they are all hiding.....

Also, can anybody confirm for me what type of handle material this is? I'm pretty sure it's some sort of maple, but I know there's many different varieties......

 

[knife hunter]

I think its blue dyed tiger stripe maple, and Ive only gone through a few pages of photobucket

from WIKI:
Flame maple (tiger maple), also known as flamed maple, curly maple, ripple maple, fiddleback or tiger stripe, is a feature of maple in which the growth of the wood fibers is distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern, producing wavy lines known as "flames". This effect is often mistakenly said to be part of the grain of the wood; it is more accurately called "figure", as the distortion is perpendicular to the grain direction. Prized for its beautiful appearance, it is used frequently in the manufacturing of musical instruments, such as violins and bassoons, and fine furniture. Another well-known use of the material is its use in guitars, especially the venerated Gibson Les Paul. The Gibson Les Paul "Standard", initially manufactured from 1958 to 1960, sported a flame maple top finished in a cherry-red sunburst on a mahogany body. Today, these instruments are some of the most prized on the vintage guitar market, and as such are unaffordable to most musicians.[1]

During the westward expansion of early settlers and explorers into the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, curly maple was often used for making the stocks used on Kentucky rifles.

 

[dericdesmond]

that canvas bolstered bone culti is might friken tasty.

 

[Lora7]

Look at all those beautiful handles! :thumbup: Great pictures everyone

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

Thanks Trevor, I had a feeling it was flame maple as I've been drooling over it for years on vintage Les Paul's and other guitars as you mentioned.

I'll also second that your canvas bolstered bone Culti is delicious!