What a pile!

[joeradza]

Really nice Alan. Is that a 22?

It's a 76 Outlaw Jack.

 

[mykel m]

 

[Rookie82]

Nice pile side mammoth on this Tuna teardrop.

 

[Easyrider]

Which side is the pile side?

 

[Nature Boy]

The one without the nail nick

 

[5K Qs]

Here are some of my wood-handled knives whose pile sides look better to me than the mark sides do. In each case, the grain fascinates me for some reason.

A Remington canoe:

A large Buck toothpick:

An olive wood Joker:

- GT

 

[jrawk]

 

[VashHash]

I try not to quote images but i have to know what knife this is. It's a beauty.

 

[jrawk]

I try not to quote images but i have to know what knife this is. It's a beauty.

Thanks! It's a T.A. Davison custom ... i forget the model number... 1240 maybe?

I carry and use the heck out of it. Other than some scratches on the end cap it still looks the same

 

[VashHash]

Thanks! It's a T.A. Davison custom ... i forget the model number... 1240 maybe?

I carry and use the heck out of it. Other than some scratches on the end cap it still looks the same

That's a looker alright. That jigging is great too. What good is a knife if you're not using it.

 

[supratentorial]

Which side is the pile side?

The one without the nail nick

^^Nature Boy is correct.

In general, the opposite of pile side is "mark side". The main blade is marked with the brand on that side.

 

[AlwaysTomboy]

Here are some of my wood-handled knives whose pile sides look better to me than the mark sides do. In each case, the grain fascinates me for some reason.

A Remington canoe:

- GT

That one is really interesting. I keep seeing patterns in it, like looking at clouds.



Seeing photos in this thread made me think of some of my other knives that are nicer from the back:

 

[AShearer]

Wonderful Davison. That is some serious jigging🤙

 

[AShearer]

Some nice,opposite sides alwaystomboy🤙

 

[The Fort]

Nice Dog paws Tomboy!

 

[Will Power]

Stag is strongly represented in this thread and that's to be expected as it has great variance.

Horn has its moments too though

Here's the Pile side of a Wright Lambfoot, it's a beautiful bluish grey whirl and stripes, whereas the Mark side is fairly plain black Buffalo.

 

[Will Power]

Wood has possibilities aplenty

 

[Will Power]

Ramshorn has many faces.....

 

[The Fort]

sorry, can't seem to post a pic!

 

[The Fort]

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