The unofficial, non binding, carries no weight, 2021 forum knife possibility discussion thread

[JC024]

There seem to be a lot of white bone fans and a lot of red soup bone fans. Is there such a thing as white soup bone that might satisfy both groups?

Sure there's white soup bone. To me it's kinda...raw. Like a dog's chew toy was turned into knife covers. Polished white bone on the other hand is beautiful.

 

[Cvrobinson]

Sure there's white soup bone. To me it's kinda...raw. Like a dog's chew toy was turned into knife covers. Polished white bone on the other hand is beautiful.

In on the soup bone

 

[DonJGiles]

Here is an example of GEC appaloosa from a forum member

Don

 

[jku]

Here is an example of GEC appaloosa from a forum member

Don

That first one is gorgeous!

 

[r8shell]

For those in the white bone camp...this is maybe a slightly more accurate rendition...
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...or this...
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@Jack Black r8shell @meako

Thanks again for the mock-ups!

They both look good to me. If I had to pick, I'd say the first one. It's a little more "ivory" and less "yellow"

Here's an idea: how about a White Ancient Barlow?

 

[huntnfishin]

Here is an example of GEC appaloosa from a forum member

Don

Appaloosa looks perfect. Really nice.

 

[Jacques Mi]

The mock-ups are all a blast to look at, thumbs up Waverave!
The rough Osage Sawcut has a distinct masculine look to it that I think would suit and lift the Red sawcut bone even further.

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The winners in my eyes though are Che Chen Rosewood or Cocobolo.

Che Chen Rosewood
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Cocobolo
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[traumkommode]

There seem to be a lot of white bone fans and a lot of red soup bone fans. Is there such a thing as white soup bone that might satisfy both groups?

Here's what not-red soupbone can look like (all Google finds, none are my images):

 

[hovan2yourknives]

Thank you for the mock ups Darren !!!
I like the randomness, both texture and color, of this Chestnut Jigged Bone best ...

I love this one! Everything about it...I absolutely love the random jigging and there’s nothing like a perfectly placed nail nick. Osage would be 2nd choice.

 

[waverave]

Hey Darren, thank you for mocking everything up. I think the visualization is super helpful seeing what these would actually look like. I'm still in the ivory/white bone camp, and I wanted to ask - are you willing to mock up the white bone with a long pull? I really like the long pull with the fancy bolster on the blackwood and soup bone rendition, and I can't help but feel as if it would have a significant (I'm betting positive) impact on the presentation of the knife.

You're welcome

 

[traumkommode]

You're welcome
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OH. YEAH. That's what I'm talking about! Thank you thank you!

 

[waverave]

OH. YEAH. That's what I'm talking about! Thank you thank you!

I would take two of those any day

 

[J0LLY71M3]

That white bone will patina amazing!

 

[Camillus]

Get amongst it

 

[Frailer]

While I would probably vote for Smooth Ivory Bone, I certainly wouldn’t object to Appaloosa. My meager photography skills can’t capture the beauty of this material “in-person.”

 

[texmex03]

White bone, Chen chen or random jigged brown

 

[Babalu32]

Jigged or sawcut white bone would be unique!

 

[Mass1632]

Heres a picture from google. Good comparison. Whose ever picture this is, thanks.

 

[cudgee]

My meager photography skills can’t capture the beauty of this material “in-person.”

I don't know about that. You've done a pretty good job.. Looks fantastic.

 

[Easyrider]

For reference, here are all the different materials that GEC has used with "wood" in the name (80 of them).
African_Blackwood
American_Cherry_Wood
American_Chestnut_Wood
American_Walnut_Wood
Ancient_Kauri_Wood
Antique_Cherry_Wood
Arizona_Ironwood
Beer_Barrel_Oak_Wood
Birds_Eye_Maple_Wood
Black_Diamond_Wood
Black_Ebony_Wood
Bloodwood
Bocote_Wood
Boomerang_Rainbow_Pine_Wood
Brazilian_Rosewood
Brown_Diamond_Wood
Brown_Dyed_Curly_Maple_Wood
Brown_Dymond_Wood
Bubinga_Jigged_Wood
Bubinga_Wood
Charred_Barrel_Oak_Wood
Che_Chen_Rosewood
Cherry_Stained_Wood
Chestnut_Wood
Cocobolo_Rosewood
Cocobolo_Wood
Coconut_Palm_Wood
Curly_Maple_Wood
Dark_Cocobolo_Wood
Dark_King_Wood
Dark_Pine_Wood_Damascus
Desert_Ironwood
Double_Abalone_Diamond_Snakewood
Double_Ivory_Diamond_Bocote_Wood
East_Indian_Rosewood
Ebony_Wood
Exotic_Mexican_Bocote_Wood
Gabon_Ebony_Wood
GEC_Snakewood
Green_Diamond_Wood
Ironwood
Jigged_American_Cherry_Wood
Jigged_Bocote_Wood
Jigged_Brazilian_Cherry_Wood
Jigged_Bubinga_Wood
Jigged_Cherry_Wood
Jigged_Wenge_Wood
Jobillo_Wood
Kiaat_Wood
Kingwood
Lace_Wood
Leopard_Wood
Mesquite_Wood
Oil_Sucker_Rod_Wood
Old_Barn_Chestnut_Wood
Old_Pine_Wood
Osage_Orange_Wood
Palo_Santo_Wood
Pine_Deck_Wood_Raindrop
Pine_Deckwood
Pine_Wood_Damascus
Pomele_Wood
Purple_Heart_Wood
Rosewood
Rough_Sawn_Osage_Wood
Saw_Cut_American_Cherry_Wood
Ship_Deck_Wood
Smooth_American_Cherry_Wood
Smooth_Brazilian_Cherry_Wood
Snakewood
Sucker_Rod_Wood
Teak_Deck_Wood_Raindrop
Teak_Wood
Teak_Wood_Damascus
Tiger_Maple_Wood
Tulip_Wood
Walnut_Wood
Yellowheart_Wood
Zebra_Wood
Zericote_Wood

I don`t know which is more amazing, the fact that they have used all of those woods or the fact that you know about them using all of those woods and wrote it down in a forum post. Pretty impressive.