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(As first seen here, but here again in an Open thread. 
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Some background:
Then, on the eve of returning Jeff's knife to him, this happened:
Jobillo: I was leery of taking a flyer on a hitherto unknown wood, but as soon as Barry (gunstockjack) described it to me as similar to mahogany, I went for it. Mahogany's a favorite of mine (dating to my first guitar at age 14).
Note the family resemblance (mahogany bookshelf as backdrop):
Interestingly, the jobillo often appears redder in outdoor light. Regardless of setting, it requires the full range of vintage Crayola browns to catch its variegations-- raw sienna, burnt umber, goldenrod, sepia, you name it.
A few areas in the grain flash gold, including just to upper right of the shield. You can sort of see it in the above picture, a little more here-- the lighter brown color in the upper right quadrant is all shimmer, not flat color:
I prefer satin-finished blades to gloss, so have taken the knife from this...
... to this:
(So far; it's a work in progress.)
This one's going to keep me interested for a good long time.
~ P.
)Some background:
A little while back, rockgolfer and I arranged a consecutive borrow. I sent him my White Owl to try out, and he just returned it to me with his Workhorse Whittler.
Here's my White Owl back home again, with Jeff's #79 in tow:
As great as everyone's pictures are, most especially including the helpful comparison shots in this thread, there's nothing else like evaluating a knife in-hand. I'm grateful for this opportunity. The #79 is not nearly as cumbersome (weight, bulk) as I'd expected, and its configuration and pleasing pulls render it surprisingly comfortable in carry and in use.
#25, #79, #15
Clip blades:
#79, #15
Wharncliffe (lambcliffe on the #79?
#79 bracketed by #25s
Here's where it gets fun:
Spring shot:
Wait, what's this...?
Hmmm, inconclusive. Another angle:
And one last look, for further confirmation:
... The brass scales of the #79 are slightly further apart than those of the #25-- on the frame level, the #79 is an oonch thicker-- but clothed in their respective covers, the little #25 is just a snook wider at its bare end than the 3-spring #79.
Revelatory.
Then, on the eve of returning Jeff's knife to him, this happened:
This Jobillo is really something, putting the "chatter" in "chatoyancy" (hard for me to photograph accurately all that's going on in and around the crazypatch grain and coloration). Here's mine again, with rockgolfer's Ruby Red (thanks again, Jeff!):
Jobillo: I was leery of taking a flyer on a hitherto unknown wood, but as soon as Barry (gunstockjack) described it to me as similar to mahogany, I went for it. Mahogany's a favorite of mine (dating to my first guitar at age 14).
Note the family resemblance (mahogany bookshelf as backdrop):
Interestingly, the jobillo often appears redder in outdoor light. Regardless of setting, it requires the full range of vintage Crayola browns to catch its variegations-- raw sienna, burnt umber, goldenrod, sepia, you name it.
A few areas in the grain flash gold, including just to upper right of the shield. You can sort of see it in the above picture, a little more here-- the lighter brown color in the upper right quadrant is all shimmer, not flat color:
I prefer satin-finished blades to gloss, so have taken the knife from this...
... to this:
(So far; it's a work in progress.)
This one's going to keep me interested for a good long time.
~ P.
