What Inlay is this Mnandi?

Lone_Wolfe

Lone_Wolfe

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This is a recent ebay snag, a no-doc Mnandi billed as being Cocobolo. Now that I have it in hand, I'm not totally convinced. I'm sure it's not Bocote, but there are other possibilities. I'll probably send it to the mothership for a new birthcard. In the meantime, what do you think this is?

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I saw that one. My first thought was cocobolo or Bocote but after looking at it more I thought it was Bocote. Sending it to the spa would probably be the way to go.
 
I'm going to have to if I ever want to be sure. I thought Bocote too, but it's very red. Probably Cocobolo as the NW Knives said, but I'm just curious what some of you think.
 
although i feel its possible to be a bocote... i feel it may be a desert ironwood. I have seen a few with similar markings and about same color.

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Maybe Tamboti....??? A Google search brings up some that look very similar. Have seen cocobolo lately that looks very similar also And we all know Bocote can vary wildly.
 
I too agree that it looks like Bocote, but could it possibly be lignum vitae? I have seen some examples with straight grain and that color...
By the way, the mother ship might not be able to ID it either! I lost the birthday card of an inlay Sebenza last year and sent it in for a new birthday card. I didn't bother telling them what the wood was because I figured they would know...and they sent it back with a new (and very wrong) birthday card!
 
From the grain on the lockside I'd say it is Bocote.
Ironwood - wouldn't it get darker over time?
LV - never seen such a grain.

Any way it looks different at the pictures, I'm curios if CRK can help.
thanks for sharing.
 
Panthera tigris said:
Could be snakewood.
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I really don't think it's Snakewood, it doesn't have the first hint of the usual pattern. Color is a bit light, too.



Sant.1991 said:
although i feel its possible to be a bocote... i feel it may be a desert ironwood. I have seen a few with similar markings and about same color.
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Those are both possible. The grain seems a bit different than Bocote, but it's hard to be sure. Speaking of Bocote, there's a beautiful Mnandi over in the same place I got this one. ;)



nyefmaker said:
Maybe Tamboti....??? A Google search brings up some that look very similar. Have seen cocobolo lately that looks very similar also And we all know Bocote can vary wildly.
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Tamboti is on my short list of possibilities. Wouldn't that be cool?



kidcongo said:
Cocobolo varies widely in colour and grain. It can be brown, red, yellow, with any number of grain patterns. If the original owner recalls it as being cocobolo, it likely is. CRK has produced many examples of inlays highlighting a more unique peice of wood than what is expected.
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Yes, Cocobolo can have a lot of different looks. I got it from Northwest Knives, the same folks that had the exclusive on the River of Fire CRK's. I did send them a message asking if they know for sure, we'll see what they say.
 
Lone_Wolfe said:
I really don't think it's Snakewood, it doesn't have the first hint of the usual pattern. Color is a bit light, too.





Those are both possible. The grain seems a bit different than Bocote, but it's hard to be sure. Speaking of Bocote, there's a beautiful Mnandi over in the same place I got this one. ;)





Tamboti is on my short list of possibilities. Wouldn't that be cool?





Yes, Cocobolo can have a lot of different looks. I got it from Northwest Knives, the same folks that had the exclusive on the River of Fire CRK's. I did send them a message asking if they know for sure, we'll see what they say.
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If it were Tamboti, it will have a distinct aroma of incense, even after many years. Tamboti is also known as Sandalwood, and is one of the classic frangrances (from
Biblical times I think). My large 21 Tamboti still smells nice, even after many EDC rotations.
 
Lignum was my first thought, don't know Bocote that well....
 
Also, Sandal wood was harvested almost to extinction in the Hawaiian Islands in the 1700-1800's
 
bart1 said:
Also, Sandal wood was harvested almost to extinction in the Hawaiian Islands in the 1700-1800's
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The Tamboti used on CRK knives is 'African Sandalwood'. It is not threatened, but the toxic properties of the wood has begun to limit its use in North America in recent times. "Sandalwood" is a name applied generically to many trees with fragrant wood.

http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=600-1

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirostachys_africana

http://www.wood-database.com/tambootie/
 
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kidcongo said:
If it were Tamboti, it will have a distinct aroma of incense, even after many years. Tamboti is also known as Sandalwood, and is one of the classic frangrances (from
Biblical times I think). My large 21 Tamboti still smells nice, even after many EDC rotations.
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Tamboti is ruled out then, no smell at all.
 
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