Wooden Wednesday - Traditionals only please

[Hammer67]

 

[GAcheezhead]

 

[afishhunter]

"Beech, Olive Beech" as Bond, Jimmy Bond's married sister wood say.
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The two MAM are a bit dry at the pivot. Wood soaking the pivot end in good ole' 3 In One sewing machine oil for 15~29 minutes swell the wood enough they can't be flicked open, or is there a better way?
Letting them soak in water for 10 minutes helped, but went dry again over night.
The sheepsfoot is loose enough a rubber band to hold it closed in the pocket wood be nice, but I don't have any small ones.

S'not perfect, but ittle keep the blade closed until I figure out something better. The loop slides off the pivot end.
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[waynorth]

Utility wood - not as beautiful as some, but now considered exotic!!
Useful working knives of older days often have wood handles, that utilized wood that is now more difficult to obtain, such as that on the handles of these various pruners.
The first, a C.Johnson, has a red, now darkened, wood that was often called Redwood, but was either Rosewood or Cocobola. The other two, a Saynor, and a Humason&Beckley, have a rather porous version of Ebony - a very black and dense material with a prominent grain up close!!
Not so impressive looking today, but these woods graced the majority of working knives from the traditional ages of cutlery!!

 

[screened porch]

I don't know if it would be better, but I would probably try a drop of olive oil, which would probably go gummy.

 

[SteveC]

 

[SteveC]

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- GT

That's a beauty GT !

 

[Rich S]

Letting them soak in water for 10 minutes helped, but went dry again over night.

Might try coating wood one pivot end with clear nail polish while still wet/damp.

 

[cudgee]

I don't know if it would be better, but I would probably try a drop of olive oil, which would probably go gummy.

I know what i would be putting on that. Pure 100% Lanolin.

 

[majorpain1]

Ebony for this Wood Wednesday. I like the similar blade shapes of this 4-line Camillus and the more recent Tony Bone.

 

[r8shell]

This BSP from Ukraine is a sort of utility wood, I suppose. Quite serviceable after I went over it with some 1000 grit sandpaper and wax. The GEC Pony Jack is more like the old stuff.

 

[fishin1635]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Jack Black]

BPS from Ukraine - Great to see these knives back in production!

 

[screened porch]

Mom's Julia Child knife, Madrid 1967. It's a good one.

It looks like olive to me. With my spar-varnish dip to protect it in the sink.

 

[JohnDF]

Wood on wood on wood...

 

[black mamba]

Western W742 with resin impregnated hardwood handles

 

[Hibou Canne]

 

[Horsewright]

 

[Ironbut]