What lies beneath.

[meako]

yes a mysterious thread title I agree. That's because I'm not sure to which sub forum it belongs. I usually hang out over in the trad forum but I don't think it really belongs there .Bernards maybe?
Maintainance? Look -end of the day it's kitchen knife so I'll put it here to start with

anyway..

I'm trying to ascertain the wood used on the handle.This knife belongs to my Mum and was given to her by my Grandmother (dads side)as a wedding gift .
She asked if I would put a new handle on it.
It has been in the family since before I was born and I recently hit 50.
I gave it a bit of a spa and cleaned off approximately 50 years and 7months worth of accumulated ingrained gunk with three grades of sand paper and some 000steel wool.
A slurp of fine buffing oil, bit of a polish and voila.Good as new.Took about an hour.
Due to its age you can just make out 'MADE IN SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" AND "HOLLOW GROUND" etched on the blade -the letters almost look as if they are tattooed on.Like dots.
I think it's a run of the mill knife nothing special other than the family value it holds.

If anyone can help with info that would be great. hmm maybe I should put it in maintenance. I'm sure someone knows
cheers.

 

[BladeCommander]

Its a good looking wood. Not sure what kind it is, but I like the color and grain on it. Its nice that you could preserve the original handle and keep that original look and feel.

 

[Jack Black]

The most common wood on Sheffield knife handles from that period is rosewood in my experience Meako, but that grain doesn't look like rosewood does it? I've also seen teak used, and it does look like it could be that.

Jack

 

[A C Richards]

First thought was Pau Ferro. But rosewood is a possibility too.

 

[meako]

I checked out Rosewood and Pau Ferro as well.
It's a close run race .Hard to tell.
Either way it was almost black when I started and now look at it.
Very satisfying.