BF2020 Knife Slab Choice

BF2020 Slab Choice

  • Zircote Wood

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Ebony Wood

    Votes: 10 5.6%

  • Olive Wood

    Votes: 11 6.2%

  • Maple Burl

    Votes: 9 5.1%

  • Amboyna Wood

    Votes: 44 24.7%

  • Birch Maple Wood

    Votes: 6 3.4%

  • Juniper Wood

    Votes: 13 7.3%

  • Ox Horn

    Votes: 3 1.7%

  • Ram Horn

    Votes: 46 25.8%

  • Giraffe Bone

    Votes: 35 19.7%
  • Total voters
    178
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KellyGlanzer KellyGlanzer
Great pics of some beautiful knives. I voted for the rams horn but I think wood will win out unless your pics change some minds. Either way it’s possible Viper will see an increased market and offer replacement scales.
 
How bout some good ol yellow pine slabs? Its very sustainable, nobodys wants to poach it. The olive wood is probably also very sustainable, other than that I'd assume everything left on the list may be rare or vanishing or used too much :rolleyes:. I voted for some beautiful Giraffe bone.
 
All look to be great choices, but voted ram's horn. Seems right for this knife.
 
Im a cabinetmaker by trade and something to note. Amboyna Wood is not the same as Amboyna Burl. Amboyna Burl is Beautiful, The plain Wood is ok but not as nice. I'm not sure if thats a typo or not? i would be curious to know which option this is?



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Voted for Rams Horn, but like has been stated many times, I don't think that there's bad choice, except possibly the giraffe bone, depending on how it's sourced.
I'll probably get 2, no matter what the slabs are.
 
KellyGlanzer said:
Im a cabinetmaker by trade and something to note. Amboyna Wood is not the same as Amboyna Burl. Amboyna Burl is Beautiful, The plain Wood is ok but not as nice. I'm not sure if thats a typo or not? i would be curious to know which option this is?
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For something as small and relatively expensive as knife slabs, I can't imagine that it isn't burl, especially as their other knives appear to be burl. But it's always good to check.
 
Chui said:
.........aah, the fragrant and alluring Juniper - no better odour in the world - well, almost

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Stabilized Juniper for knife scales would unfortunately lose its beautiful fragrance due to the chemicals used in stabilization.
 
KellyGlanzer said:
Stabilized Juniper for knife scales would unfortunately lose its beautiful fragrance due to the chemicals used in stabilization.
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......never seen a stabilised Juniper handle in m’ life - all stable, all as fragrant as ever ;)

It’s not just their olfactory qualities, they also have wonderful grain and aesthetics
 
I voted for giraffe, would be just as happy with ram’s horn. Ordinarily a cheapskate, I am willing to stand the expense on this one, as it could be a last chance for a self-indulgent splurge.
 
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