Show us your Charlie Campagna SFOs

Campbellclanman · Saturday at 7:43 PM

madtaz63 That is just gob-smacking beautiful!!!!! That is right up there with the best of Charlie's best ( imo).

madtaz63 · Saturday at 7:51 PM

Campbellclanman , thank you.. its a recent purchase! It certainly has the wow factor doesn't it.

Campbellclanman · Saturday at 10:43 PM

It sure does

waynorth · Sunday at 9:56 AM

madtaz63 said:
Campbellclanman, thank you.. its a recent purchase! It certainly has the wow factor doesn't it.

Nice score, Taz!!!

madtaz63 · Sunday at 4:09 PM

waynorth thank you, it'll look good with the HJ1's that I have.

Johnnythefox · 2025-06-23T15:53:50-0400

waynorth said:
The first TC next to the Latest!!View attachment 1498678 View attachment 1498679

somethings wrong with my computer then my hand slipped, I accidently just bought the 2021 version should arrive wednesday.

Travman · 2025-06-23T16:57:43-0400

Here is a video closeup attempt to show off the Pal Santo wood on one of Charlie’s TC Barlows.

https://imgur.com/iH3zh8U

waynorth · 2025-06-23T17:03:51-0400

Travman said:
Here is a video closeup of Palo Alto wood on one of Charlie’s TC Barlows.

https://imgur.com/iH3zh8U

It's a subtle but interesting wood!! Lots of colors!!
Nice pics and video/gif!!
As hard and dense as Lignum Vitae!!!

Travman · 2025-06-23T17:15:10-0400

waynorth said:
It's a subtle but interesting wood!! Lots of colors!!
Nice pics and video/gif!!
As hard and dense as Lignum Vitae!!!

Really. I didn’t know Palo Santo was that hard. It definitely polishes well.

Did you supply the wood for those TC’s?

waynorth · 2025-06-23T17:18:25-0400

I believe so!!
I've sent a fair bit of handle material to Bill, and sometimes I forget!!

(Old Sicilians only remember the grudges!!)

Johnnythefox · 2025-06-23T17:18:29-0400

waynorth said:
It's a subtle but interesting wood!! Lots of colors!!
Nice pics and video/gif!!
As hard and dense as Lignum Vitae!!!

Lignum Vitae?

I am sure I saw them at the Hammersmith Apollo London supporting Motorhead in 1981.

lambertiana · 2025-06-24T13:21:42-0400

waynorth said:
It's a subtle but interesting wood!! Lots of colors!!
Nice pics and video/gif!!
As hard and dense as Lignum Vitae!!!

Is it palo santo (Plectrocarpa sarmientoi , AKA Argentine Lignum) or pau santo (Zollernia spp, AKA Brazilian blackheart)?

Argentine lignum is nearly as hard and dense as true lignum vitae, but the grain frequently has feathering that makes it very interesting visually. Did any of these show that feathering in the grain? I have a plank of Argentine lignum and it is indeed very dense. Here are a couple closeups of my plank that show this interesting grain:

waynorth · 2025-06-24T18:47:18-0400

lambertiana said:
Is it palo santo (Plectrocarpa sarmientoi , AKA Argentine Lignum) or pau santo (Zollernia spp, AKA Brazilian blackheart)?

Argentine lignum is nearly as hard and dense as true lignum vitae, but the grain frequently has feathering that makes it very interesting visually. Did any of these show that feathering in the grain? I have a plank of Argentine lignum and it is indeed very dense. Here are a couple closeups of my plank that show this interesting grain:
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Not quite the same I think, but it could be the same species!!! The dealer called it Palo Santo!!