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jobone wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:51 pm First mammoth tusk handle. This block was really rustic, so I paired its with a nice ringed Gidgee to give it a Paleolithic look and feel.

Love it! What's the weight like on these?

Drewski wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:09 pm

jobone wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:51 pm First mammoth tusk handle. This block was really rustic, so I paired its with a nice ringed Gidgee to give it a Paleolithic look and feel.

Love it! What's the weight like on these?

That was 77g for a 240 workhorse or 270. The weight is on par with heavier woods like ebony, ironwood or gidgee. It can easily be made thinner to balance the weight.

Nice order that went to New Orleans

Yanagi and Deba set

More ringed Gidgee, a personal favorite wood

Where are you sourcing the gidgee? I like some pieces at Greenberg, but prices are kinda prohibitive with targeted sale values. Seen some nice stuff on Ebay, but, well, its Ebay.

delmar wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:10 pm Where are you sourcing the gidgee? I like some pieces at Greenberg, but prices are kinda prohibitive with targeted sale values. Seen some nice stuff on Ebay, but, well, its Ebay.

I get it direct from Australia by a few people, if you need a block or so, send me a DM. Even direct, the prices tend to be high.

D-shaped live edge

Hybrid honeycomb. These blocks are tough to work, as the small honeycomb tends to be full of gaps

Love that live edge. How did you clean that up? Brush it?

Triple bamboo skewers for display and oiling? Never thought of that. I grabbed a gross of thin Popsicle sticks from crafts store, like the kind they use on corn dogs. My favorite... they slide into the tang groove perfectly.

Grasshopper is now the master! Great Handles Joe.

Couple nice Amboyna

jobone wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:22 am Hybrid honeycomb. These blocks are tough to work, as the small honeycomb tends to be full of gaps

Beautiful! Love seeing stuff like this. Well done!