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Wood Handles???
Wondering about knives with Wood Handles. Most TL-29's have them, some old Cattaraugus and a few of the Remington Year Knives have them. What other knives have Wood Handles??
What kinds of Wood is used? It seems they last well - compared to Bone or other????
It is said the 1989 Trapper Remington Year Knife is a close repro of the original because it has Cocobola Wood handles and not Delrin.
Here is what it looks like:
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on -
A lot of the old Hobo's had wood handles. I think the most common wood used was Ebony. The old slip joints had quite a few made with Maple wood. I love wood handles and the way they age.
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Permalink Reply by Smiling-Knife on
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Rosewood was very common on old Sheffield-made knives.
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Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on
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Cocobola, Rosewood, Ebony, and Maple wood. I know where Maple wood comes from, what are the other kinds of wood and where are they found?
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on -
I am not sure about the origin of some of those woods but Rosewood comes from several different countries. Ebony, may come from Africa or South America. I am sure we'll here from some more knowledgeable members, before long.
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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on -
Wood handles were common on old knives. Here's some info on wood -
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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on
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Craig,
That is a resource I use all the time. Thank you for it
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Thanks Craig, very interesting and answered many questions.
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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on -
I love wood handled knives. If you look through old knife company catalogs/reprints, you'll see lots of wood handles listed. A couple of the most common, for old knife companies. seemed to be Ebony and Cocobolo. I remember looking through a guys knife roll of New York Knife Company knives many years ago and it seemed like a third of them had Ebony handles.
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I have about 5-6 TL-29's - what kind of wood do you think they have or would it be different kinds.
It appears the Remington used primarily cocobolo.
I think Cattaraugus used Ebony and other kinds. Wonder if there is a way to tell???
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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on -
Sometimes it can be a little hard to tell on the old ones. Though usually Ebony with be more black looking. Though I've seen Ebony that is more brownish and Cocobolo that is very dark.
I don't remember what the TL29 would have had. M.H. Cole's book just says "Wood Handles" or "Dark Wood Handles". Official Price Guide to Collector Knives just lists them as "Wood". And Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values say "Wooden Scales". Maybe someone else can remember than me.
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Thanks Craig, it remains a question.
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Well I am positive that Cattaraugus used Rosewood a good deal because those handle were just harvested from the old factory to make the newest JBF Champlin line.
As for Remington, Gus would be a good resource. Generally Ebony has a tighter grain that Cocbolo in my opinion
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