Attention Handle Material for the 2021 BF knife!! 1st Poll

[Jathes]

Since it looks like the bones have it, I'll be looking forward to casting my vote for this bad boy.

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Stamp a banana on the bolster. I'll take two.

 

[Pjm357]

I missed the sign up but hey I say Wood anyways. Knife looks like it will turn out great

 

[Markeologist]

Sawcut or soup bone works for me too!

 

[Jsega51]

Lots of people want the red soup bone but when I think back to the run of TC barlows with it, there were plenty that had no real “soup bone” character and were mostly just red bone scales with a few marks. I had a few pass through my hands over the years and only one had the actual soup bone channel...and it was only on one side of the knife.

That was a run of 150 knives. I’m not hopeful for a run of 500.

 

[mbkr]

Sawcut or soup one works for me too!View attachment 1574542

That brown sawcut looks fabulous

 

[meako]

Aaah Grasshopper ! Do not the Tigers stripes help him hide in the bamboo?
And does the plain coat of the Buffalo not conceal him the mud?

And !......Does not the imagination improve the vision of what might be?

Is it too late to change my vote to wood ( by far the older and therefore more trad than bone).?

 

[JohnDF]

I'm looking forward to the bone choices
I think I'd like a saw cut or a smooth... really, I'd like anything except soup bone.

 

[Ramrodmb]

Aaah Grasshopper ! Do not the Tigers stripes help him hide in the bamboo?
And does the plain coat of the Buffalo not conceal him the mud?

And !......Does not the imagination improve the vision of what might be?

Is it too late to change my vote to wood ( by far the older and therefore more trad than bone).?

It's should never be too late to reconsider.
Everyone should have the opportunity to change their mind!! (especially if your going from bone to wood)


ps: it has nothing to do with being on the 'winning' side- how petty a thought.

 

[Markeologist]

That brown sawcut looks fabulous

Thanks and yes, it is beautiful sawcut. Also note that it’s not GEC’s work. This is a custom by Jordan Fowler and he sourced the bone from Culpepper if I recall correctly.

 

[mbkr]

Aaah Grasshopper ! Do not the Tigers stripes help him hide in the bamboo?
And does the plain coat of the Buffalo not conceal him the mud?

And !......Does not the imagination improve the vision of what might be?

Is it too late to change my vote to wood ( by far the older and therefore more trad than bone).?

Ah...visual aids

The pure awesomeness of this:


Or this

 

[fishface5]

Aaah Grasshopper ! Do not the Tigers stripes help him hide in the bamboo?
And does the plain coat of the Buffalo not conceal him the mud?

Hmm that background is the weirdest bamboo and/or mud I've ever seen!

 

[JohnDF]

This guy is earning money, he can afford some good food for dinner. Hard working man deserves a saw cut bone Barlow.

This poor fellow obviously got fired, and that's all he can afford to eat. Is that Hobo Stew? He might have to settle for lesser quality bone handles.

 

[Ramrodmb]

This guy is earning money, he can afford some good food for dinner. Hard working man deserves a saw cut bone Barlow.

This poor fellow obviously got fired, and that's all he can afford to eat. Is that Hobo Stew? He might have to stick to cheap gas station knives.

He won't be working for long if no one buys his wood!

 

[JohnDF]

He won't be working for long if no one buys his wood!

This poll drove him to Hobo Stew.

 

[redsparrow]

So it's settled then, WOOD IT IS!!!

 

[Easyrider]

It looks like we need to agree on a smooth white bone with a narwhal shield, a nice stainless blade. The only question is do we want it to be serrated or not?

 

[Danke42]

Ah...visual aids View attachment 1574700

The pure awesomeness of this:
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Or this
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I think he's doing OK based on his extensive lawn tractor collection.

 

[mbkr]

I was thinking more in terms of sawcut bone vs soup bone
It didn't occur to me that it could be taken as wood vs bone

Those pics were taken in ought '15 at the annual steam engine/tractor show in Boonville Missouri. The sawmill is run by tractor power using what looks like a 30 foot belt. I've seen them use modern tractors and steam tractors to run it.



On site ice cream maker:


Sorry for the thread digression. I don't have any GEC sawcut bone, but I like Case's sawcut. Here's another Case btw

 

[Markeologist]

I was thinking more in terms of sawcut bone vs soup bone
It didn't occur to me that it could be taken as wood vs bone

Those pics were taken in ought '15 at the annual steam engine/tractor show in Boonville Missouri. The sawmill is run by tractor power using what looks like a 30 foot belt. I've seen them use modern tractors and steam tractors to run it.

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On site ice cream maker:
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Sorry for the thread digression. I don't have any GEC sawcut bone, but I like Case's sawcut. Here's another Case btw
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...and I assume that was soup stock in preparation not a meal to be consumed at that stage...I think the cutting board and vegetables in various stages of prep reveal that. After the stock is strained maybe those soup bones could be repurposed as knife handles (if not too soft) though the finished knife would likely attract bears.

 

[Pgg365247]