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[CaseyTibbs]

I just picked this Woodsman up from the Flea Market but the original owner doesn't recall what the scales were made of. Are they Cocobolo? Any guesses?

 

[rpdur]

I just picked this Woodsman up from the Flea Market but the original owner doesn't recall what the scales were made of. Are they Cocobolo? Any guesses?

Looks like bocote

 

[Nbrackett]

I just picked this Woodsman up from the Flea Market but the original owner doesn't recall what the scales were made of. Are they Cocobolo? Any guesses?

Is this it? https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/fiddleback-friday-2-21-14.1156526/

 

[CaseyTibbs]

Is this it? https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/fiddleback-friday-2-21-14.1156526/

It could be, but the person that bought it back then wasn't the same person I purchased it from recently.

 

[Nbrackett]

It could be, but the person that bought it back then wasn't the same person I purchased it from recently.

All the “fingerprints” look like a match to me.

 

[CaseyTibbs]

All the “fingerprints” look like a match to me.

I concur. I couldn't see the images until I got home. It's a match and interestingly, it shows it was made in 2014.

 

[Ruukuu]

Sorry if i am naive, but is there any relevance to the positioning of the pins on the handles?

 

[CaseyTibbs]

Because I needed a big blade. A Fiddleback Forge Bishop with a 9.25" A2 blade. Scales are Black Canvas double bolsters with Sunburst Jade G10.

 

[Hurrul]

Because I needed a big blade. A Fiddleback Forge Bishop with a 9.25" A2 blade. Scales are Black Canvas double bolsters with Sunburst Jade G10.

Nice score!

 

[CaseyTibbs]

One more Fiddleback Forge to end the year. A Handyman with a Scandi Grind on A2 steel.

 

[Tristndad]

 

[CaseyTibbs]

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Another Handyman?

 

[Tristndad]

Another Handyman?

Yes, my favorite model.

I carry this one everyday at work.


She ain't the prettiest, but she is well loved.

 

[James River]

Yes, my favorite model.

I carry this one everyday at work.
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She ain't the prettiest, but she is well loved.

Pocket sheath or hip?

 

[Tristndad]

Pocket sheath or hip?

I wear it on my hip.

 

[elof_alv]

Fence post of quarantine cementary in Sydney Harbour from late 18 hundreds , last used during WW1 as temporary resting place for fallen saldiers being brought back in form overseas

 

[cbach8tw]

Yes, my favorite model.

I carry this one everyday at work.
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The last pic looks like a big bottom. I get sort of ”Mushy” thinking about it, but I Hope there is enough “ROOM” for my little joke. There you go, first bad joke of the New Year.

She ain't the prettiest, but she is well loved.

 

[Bmurray]

I just picked this Woodsman up from the Flea Market but the original owner doesn't recall what the scales were made of. Are they Cocobolo? Any guesses?

my guess is wood & micarta

 

[Tristndad]

 

[varga49]

my guess is wood & micarta

Maybe a fine grained bocoté??