2019 Forum Knife : Poll - Slab Type

Slab Type

  • Acrylic

    Votes: 7 2.2%

  • Bone Smooth

    Votes: 21 6.6%

  • Bone Jigged

    Votes: 132 41.6%

  • Wood Smooth

    Votes: 133 42.0%

  • Wood Jigged

    Votes: 7 2.2%

  • Micarta

    Votes: 17 5.4%
  • Total voters
    317
  • Poll closed .
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Jolipapa said:
Watching votes for acrylic make me feel I'm on a roller coaster. :rolleyes::p
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I stuck with acrylic as long as I could, then changed my vote to smooth wood before I left the ol house yesterday.

I didn't figure one little old vote would make a ton of difference...

A "sheep" shield would be fantastic! Of course, if we went with the hotdog, we could all get our usernames engraved on it!
 
Kiteman72 said:
I stuck with acrylic as long as I could, then changed my vote to smooth wood before I left the ol house yesterday.

I didn't figure one little old vote would make a ton of difference...

A "sheep" shield would be fantastic! Of course, if we went with the hotdog, we could all get our usernames engraved on it!
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I certainly did not want to point the finger to anybody :( Just wanted to note that it went as high as ten, then as low as 7, a while was 9, then 8, then 9 again, then... :eek: just for fun :D:D
 
fishface5 said:
Well if we are now stuck with wood, I hope bog oak is an option. It's dark but has variations that give it character, and you don't have to worry about if you will get pure black or not, as would be the case with ebony.

As for custom shields, an anchor would be in keeping with the nautical theme . .
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I could get on the bog oak (aka morta) bandwagon, among others. It's popular in the tobacco pipe world. Prices and availability could be limiting though.
 
I only changed my vote one time, so I have a clear conscience. :) I would have loved an acrylic handle.

It was a tough call between wood and bone, both sides made very good cases for both options. I think we are going to get a very cool knife this year. Thanks to all who are making it possible! :thumbsup:
 
bbk357 said:
I’d cry tears of joy if this was an option:
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Wow. This would be great!
 
That oil sucker rod wood looks amazing, and has a touch of history attached to it, how could you NOT want that?!
 
I'm still leaning towards Blackwood or Ebony as long as we are assured it will be jet black, just imagine jet black with a classic banner shield and spam grease all rubbed into it.
 
Augie said:
I'm still leaning towards Blackwood or Ebony as long as we are assured it will be jet black, just imagine jet black with a classic banner shield and spam grease all rubbed into it.
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Everything you said, except the spam grease:confused:
 
I was just taking one of the ebony mock ups and increasing it to size on my phone screen to get a sense for the scale of this thing. This is going to really be a dramatic knife I feel. I thought the ironwood #46 was very dramatic in size and scale and I think this one will be too. I'm excited for it! I am really feeling either the diamond or double bomb shield and a lanyard tube for this one as well.
 
I'm leaning heavily towards African Blackwood, but if Mike allows Tiger Maple as an option I think that's the route I'd go. Every 85 with Tiger Maple I've seen looks amazing.
 
sitflyer said:
love that knife...just looks so right! Which model is this?
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Well you got the correct answer before I could get back:cool:

It was my knife and shows how much character Osage Orange has on a Barehead knife like the Viper. I gave it away as part of the funding in memory of our late comrade Big Biscuit, always remembered Bob :thumbsup:
 
Does anyone know what all the potential options could be, if limited to recently-used wood and no burls?
 
Credit @waverave
I only went back to 2015 :) Here is the full list...
African_Blackwood
American_Cherry_Wood
American_Chestnut_Wood
American_Walnut_Wood
Ancient_Kauri_Wood
Beer_Barrel_Oak_Wood
Birds_Eye_Maple_Wood
Black_Diamond_Wood
Black_Ebony_Wood
Bloodwood
Bocote_Wood
Brazilian_Rosewood
Brown_Diamond_Wood
Brown_Dyed_Curly_Maple_Wood
Brown_Dymond_Wood
Bubinga_Jigged_Wood
Bubinga_Wood
Charred_Barrel_Oak_Wood
Che_Chen_Rosewood
Cherry_Stained_Wood
Chestnut_Wood
Cocobolo_Rosewood
Cocobolo_Wood
Coconut_Palm_Wood
Curly_Maple_Wood
Dark_Cocobolo_Wood
Dark_King_Wood
Deep_Woods_Green_Jig_Bone
Desert_Ironwood
Double_Abalone_Diamond_Snakewood
Double_Ivory_Diamond_Bocote_Wood
East_Indian_Rosewood
Ebony_Wood
Exotic_Mexican_Bocote_Wood
Gabon_Ebony_Wood
GEC_Snakewood
Green_Diamond_Wood
Jigged_American_Cherry_Wood
Jigged_Bocote_Wood
Jigged_Brazilian_Cherry_Wood
Jigged_Bubinga_Wood
Jigged_Cherry_Wood
Jigged_Wenge_Wood
Jobillo_Wood
Kiaat_Wood
Kingwood
Lace_Wood
Leopard_Wood
Oil_Sucker_Rod_Wood
Old_Barn_Chestnut_Wood
Old_Pine_Wood
Osage_Orange_Wood
Palo_Santo_Wood
Pine_Deckwood
Pine_Wood
Pomele_Wood
Purple_Heart_Wood
Rosewood
Saw_Cut_American_Cherry_Wood
Ship_Deck_Wood
Smooth_American_Cherry_Wood
Smooth_Brazilian_Cherry_Wood
Smooth_Brown_Wood_Bone
Snakewood
Sucker_Rod_Wood
Teak_Deck_Wood
Teak_Wood
Tiger_Maple_Wood
Tulip_Wood
Walnut_Wood
Yellowheart_Wood
Zebra_Wood
Zericote_Wood
 
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