Rosewood and Cocobolo handle pictures?

A very early Fight'n Rooster.
Greg

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Rosewood is a favourite of mine and very traditional in olde Sheffield. This Harrison Bros & Howson pruner dates to circa 1880s.

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handmade by carlos ojeda in sayula mexico. bought new in a gunshop in houston texas in 1972. cocobolo???
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russell picked up in a flea market in omaha a few yrs back
i believe these were offered in either cocobolo or ebony
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keen kutter signal corp lineman ebony???? not so great at identifying wood. maybe you guys can tell me?
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a schrade walden
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and a soligen
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really like the marking on this one
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Not sure if this is rosewood or cocobolo, but I think it is one or the other. :confused:

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Not Rosewood or Cocobolo I own is this Kershaw Nakamura with Quince Wood handles.
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Picture by Kershaw
 
russell picked up in a flea market in omaha a few yrs back
i believe these were offered in either cocobolo or ebony
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keen kutter signal corp lineman ebony???? not so great at identifying wood. maybe you guys can tell me?
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sadiejane, that Russell is tops and the Keen Kutter is rosewood that has seen the hands of time.Russell is from my state. Is that a propeller shield or what?:thumbup::thumbup:
 
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