New Handle For WS Woodie

[delbach]

I got a ws woodie in a trade,it's the model with the maple handle.I really like the knife and the handle is in great condition,but i'm stuck in the house all day and started to think about a new handle.What i'd like to know is if you could have any handle on a WS woodie
would it be.
I know this has been covered in various threads before ,but i'm bored
Looking forward to hearing your opinions
Andrew

 

[Mesquite]

Fiddleback maple

 

[HillBill]

Desert ironwood for me. Nice and dark

 

[delbach]

Desert ironwood for me. Nice and dark

I had thought of desert ironwood you can get some great patterns in rhe wood
Andrew

 

[delbach]

Fiddleback maple

I haven't seen much of this wood,but i think Paul Baker uses it a lot
Andrew

 

[rapidboy]

black micarta

 

[delbach]

To be honest black micarta was quite close to the top of my list
Andrew

 

[rapidboy]

I replaced the scales on a black micarta version with curly birch years ago.
http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=68

I always fancied adding some red liners to my black micarta version so rather than mess with that knife I have just finished making a blade thats a copy of my micarta knife and im thinking of doing that with black micarta over a red liner.

I had considered desert ironwood as i have a nice set of scales here but they also work with another blade im working on - DI always looks well.

Nice piece of samber would be nice if you can find a suitable piece.

Make sure you put some pics up of the finished job

 

[delbach]

I replaced the scales on a black micarta version with curly birch years ago.
http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=68

I always fancied adding some red liners to my black micarta version so rather than mess with that knife I have just finished making a blade thats a copy of my micarta knife and im thinking of doing that with black micarta over a red liner.

I had considered desert ironwood as i have a nice set of scales here but they also work with another blade im working on - DI always looks well.

Nice piece of samber would be nice if you can find a suitable piece.

Make sure you put some pics up of the finished job

It was your thread that got me thinking about this RB, i have seen one re- handled in samber ,but i can't for the life of me remember where i saw it,but it did look good
Andrew

 

[rapidboy]

I remember seeing a pic of one a few years ago that had been done with lignum vitae, i think that one ended up on ebay.
My curly birch knife ended up in Finland IIRC

 

[delbach]

I remember seeing a pic of one a few years ago that had been done with lignum vitae, i think that one ended up on ebay.
My curly birch knife ended up in Finland IIRC

I really liked your curly birch model, i think the samber one is in the slideshow on Mick Spain's website goint to have a look now
Andrew

 

[rapidboy]

Have you used samber before ?

 

[delbach]

Have you used samber before ?

No,but i've heard it stinks when you work it,when i come to a decision about which handle i'd like, i think i'll ask someone else to do it for me. I don't think i'd get too far with my collection of tools
Andrew

 

[jungle_re]

Burlap Micarta :Wow:

 

[delbach]

Burlap Micarta :Wow:

I had to look this one up never heard of it before,nice colour,but not on my woodie
Andrew

 

[Variant 13]

Buckeye burl, pref stabilized. Lovely heavy wood with a stunning array of swirls and stripes.

Graham

 

[Peter_t]

well worth checking out lacewood (london plane)

pete

 

[delbach]

Buckeye burl, pref stabilized. Lovely heavy wood with a stunning array of swirls and stripes.

Graham

I do like this wood,i like the idea of stabilized wood,but for me the only downside is the extra weight i might be wrong,but stabilized wood weighs a bit more than normal wood
Andrew

 

[delbach]

well worth checking out lacewood (london plane)

pete

I have just had a look at lacewood,very nice,it looks very similar to snakewood which i also like
Andrew

 

[JonathanD]

Has to be antler...