Who likes Fiddle Back KOA wood?

T.A.DAVISON

T.A.DAVISON

Slip Joint Knife Maker
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This wood is just some beautiful stuff period, I may have to use some more of it? :)

What do you guys think of it?

The scales here are stabilized and the photo doesn't even come close to in hand.

Folder - #723
Scales - Fiddle Back KOA wood
ATS34
Closed - 3 3/4''

Thanks for the looks.






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Beautiful. For some reason wood seems very far down the list when it comes to slipjoints. Maybe it's just tradition, I don't know. But I'd take beautiful wood over jigged bone or so-so stag any day of the week.

Roger
 
I agree with Roger. I would be more interested in that genre if there was more of that being done. Nice work.... I have a bunch of scales like that I need put to use...
 
...and for a contrasting view, wood on a slipjoint does nothing for me. Not that I don't find some of it attractive, just wouldn't ever choose it over jigged bone, pearl or stag. Dare I say I even prefer micarta, especially Ivory micarta, over wood on a slipjoint. Yes, I dare;)
 
Beige plastic over gorgeous wood? Not for me. Different strokes, and all that.

Roger
 
I absolutely love Koa, especially high flame Koa. (Of course I love Hawaii, and that is part of it). It can be truely stunning;

Woods-Body-Koa.jpg


I post this from Taylor Guitars just to show how beautiful it can be. It does have rather large pores and they must be filled to get a gloss finish. I have collected some through the years, and have a goal of attempting to build a guitar out of it, but I like it on the little slip joint. Beautiful little knife you have there. I have purchased a couple of Bark River Knives that have Koa handle scales and they are beautiful.

Doc
 
The best of koa, properly finished, is a thing of transcendant beauty. It has a three dimensional quality that must be seen to be believed.

Beautiful knife, Todd, the clip is just right as well as the wood.
 
ROGER, that is a Best Grade piece of Koa for sure, getting harder to find by the day.
 
DocGP said:
I absolutely love Koa, especially high flame Koa. (Of course I love Hawaii, and that is part of it). It can be truely stunning;

Woods-Body-Koa.jpg


I post this from Taylor Guitars just to show how beautiful it can be. It does have rather large pores and they must be filled to get a gloss finish. I have collected some through the years, and have a goal of attempting to build a guitar out of it, but I like it on the little slip joint. Beautiful little knife you have there. I have purchased a couple of Bark River Knives that have Koa handle scales and they are beautiful.

Doc
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Is that MY guitar? :p

Seriously, I have a super sweet Takamine acoustic/electric guitar with Koa back and sides, and it looks very much like that. Can I play it? NO, I cannot(at least not to the point where anybody would want to listen) :D
 
Danbo - no - that stuff is cut into some BIG bowie blocks. I'm picking out a smaller piece for our little damascus number.

Roger
 
RogerP said:
Beautiful. For some reason wood seems very far down the list when it comes to slipjoints. Maybe it's just tradition, I don't know. But I'd take beautiful wood over jigged bone or so-so stag any day of the week.

Roger
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I think those reasons may originate from vintage/antique appraisal methodology.

In books such as Levine's Guide, the values typically are rated highest for pearl, then stag, bone, wood, plastic.

Nice looking knife Todd. Koa is beautiful wood for sure!

Peter
 
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Generally speaking, I like fine wood on folders, however not particularly on classic slipjoints. To me, the KOA looks a little out of place on this piece even though the
knife looks extremely well done as is the norm for Todd's folders.

Differing opinions add to the appeal of custom knives (in my opinion) as it would be pretty boring if everyone shared the same likes/dis-likes.
 
Kevin Jones said:
Generally speaking, I like fine wood on folders, however not particularly on classic slipjoints. To me, the KOA looks a little out of place on this piece even though the
knife looks extremely well done as is the norm for Todd's folders.

Differing opinions add to the appeal of custom knives (in my opinion) as it would be pretty boring if everyone shared the same likes/dis-likes.
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Kevin,

When I was finishing this piece it looked like a piece of PLYWOOD - :confused::eek:
I told my self I better put a real good finish on this one to make it look good?
Well I finished it and it kinda shocked me, like it came a live.:D:p

Thanks for posting the other photos, very nice. - :cool::thumbup:


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