What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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richstag said:
What's the difference? I don't know much about ebony wood. Thank you.
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Gaboon ebony is solid black, and is from Africa. This is the traditional ebony used for slipjoints historically.
Macassar ebony is striped black/dark brown with tan, and is from southeast Asia.

Both are equally hard and durable. It requires larger pieces to really showcase the grain/striping of macassar ebony. Buck used it for their folding hunter until some time in the 1980s.
 
lambertiana said:
Gaboon ebony is solid black, and is from Africa. This is the traditional ebony used for slipjoints historically.
Macassar ebony is striped black/dark brown with tan, and is from southeast Asia.

Both are equally hard and durable. It requires larger pieces to really showcase the grain/striping of macassar ebony. Buck used it for their folding hunter until some time in the 1980s.
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Thanks for the info. I can't say it doesn't bum me out a little though. The part about "historically". All that aside I like the character of the ebony on mine better then jet black. I guess this time I will have to stick with what is here and now and works :)

Thanks again.
 
i usually carry two, one is a one handed opener for ease of opening (clip etc)
and the other was this little bad boy

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richstag said:
Thanks for the info. I can't say it doesn't bum me out a little though. The part about "historically". All that aside I like the character of the ebony on mine better then jet black. I guess this time I will have to stick with what is here and now and works :)

Thanks again.
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I think the black & tan of the ebony you have Kevin is gorgeous. I am interested to see which wood is on the ebony 72 making its way here from up north. I'll be happy either way, but would love something with the character your EO Jack displays.
 
Gaboon Ebony may be the more 'traditional' but this was likely due to Imperialism. It has also become very scarce and needs protecting.

Macassar is an Ebony that may well develop even more striped character as it ages and this can be a plus point, no question over the durability of either though.

Today I'm going with a pattern I've hardly ever touched-Canoe. In this case a Queen Cutlery one in the earlier WCSB I like this bone and the example I've got is well matched. Small gaps and some play, yet fine W&T but I got it for not much off the Bay, it makes a satisfying EDC though and I'm very glad to say it CAME SHARP. Must've slipped through the usual Queen dulling treatment then...:D:D
 
Nice WO there. It's bright but it grows(glows) on you. Got the same myself but with Clip master. Very good pattern.
 
Thanks for the kind words guys. I actually picked up a few of these. I kept on for myself and gave one to my father. They have very appealing patterns in the wood. I had given my dad a Genuine stag big jack 54 but he ended up not carrying it saying its too nice for a work knife. This one he has been using and carrying without feeling bad. When I honed the edge on mine the honing oil got on the wood and darkened it up to almost a jet black. As the oil comes out of the wood it goes back to normal. I like the look. Its interesting and unique. Something I like about traditional knives with natural materials.

:)

Carrying it again today.
 
I was going to say just this Northfield 72, and it was true until lunchtime.

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But after doing some lunch prep, the Case Peanut is now in the watch pocket of my jeans.
 
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I've been carrying these two, one or the other or both, consistently for the past couple of weeks, with my Buck 110 on my belt.

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Camillus-made TL-29 and a Case Lime Green Texas Jack.
 
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Here it is today, on a day so foggy it feels like its raining.

The blackberry was really showing its faults with the low light.
 
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