Snakewood or ebony

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cmkooi

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Hello,

Been trying to decide between a large 21 in Snakewood or Macassar Ebony..
Maybe you guys can help me decide ?
Some pics would help of course... ;)

B/r Michiel
 
I just bought a LG snakewood and should have it sometime today. I'll post some pics when it arrives.
 
The Snakewood looks better IMO.
I like Ebony on a traditional knife, but think Snakewood looks much better on a modern knife.
 
My vote has to be for the ebony. It's local to me here in south Texas and I'm partial to it because my grandfather makes crosses out of it. He uses all types of wood, but it's the most beautiful IMO.

Here's a pic of some of his work. Both wooden crosses are Texas ebony. The one on the left is ebony root and the other is made from an early growth limb with the lighter exterior wood and dark core. The central cross is made from a railroad spike by a fellow knife guy out of Oahu.

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Here's a cell phone pic just taken of my ebony Classic:


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I prefer ebony, especially if it is real dark. CRK has been putting out more light colored ebony lately.
 
My experience is this, I grow more attached to sebenzas with darker solid color woods than I do bold dramatic patterns.
 
New snakewood LG Sebenza. Here is a quick pic with my Iphone. I plan to take pics with my new lightbox soon.

 
nice snake mwschilling:thumbup:. Must have been twins separated at birth. Looking forward to see more pics.
 
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