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- Thread starter Gossman Knives
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate the compliments.
DWK2, you are right about lignum vitae. It also oxides over time. It starts out a brownish color then slowly changes to a brownish green. Pretty unsual.
Scott
DWK2, you are right about lignum vitae. It also oxides over time. It starts out a brownish color then slowly changes to a brownish green. Pretty unsual.
Scott
Interesting. My handle must have been made from an aged piece because it is already showing some green. I actually like that feature. Thanks for the info!
When you rap the handle of the lignum vitae/1095 knife with something hard, the whole knife rings like a bell---as if the grip were also steel. Don't think I'll have to worry about dings! I thought one of my knives with an African Bloodwood handle was hard, but lignum vitae is in another league.
DancesWithKnives
When you rap the handle of the lignum vitae/1095 knife with something hard, the whole knife rings like a bell---as if the grip were also steel. Don't think I'll have to worry about dings! I thought one of my knives with an African Bloodwood handle was hard, but lignum vitae is in another league.
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Yes it's a wood that can handle hard use. I made a Tusker with 8670M steel and lignum vitae scales. I worked that knife hard on a winter trip in Jan. 2008 at hawk Mtn. Joezilla took some pics of me batoning through hard seasoned oak. The pic below shows the wood before it changed color.
Scott
Scott
