Any bladesmiths here?

[JH1961]

I used to dabble at it. This is a D-guard Bowie I made 30+ years ago for one of my dad's friends. Yes. It's supposed to 'look old'. I'll bet nobody can guess the type wood used for the handle material.

 

[Stykbow]

Bradford pear? Craziest guess I could come up with.

 

[JH1961]

Bradford pear? Craziest guess I could come up with.

Nope.

 

[Banjoman]

I’ll guess it’s repurposed wood from an antique of some sort.

 

[JH1961]

I’ll guess it’s repurposed wood from an antique of some sort.

Well...it IS wood. And it WAS repurposed....

 

[Bnewberry]

Pecan?

 

[JH1961]

Pecan?

Nope. It's huckleberry. Stuff worked like rock maple. Talk about HARD!

 

[Banjoman]

Huckleberry! Weeeellll doggies!

 

[JH1961]

Huckleberry! Weeeellll doggies!

Yeah... Nothing was safe from my dad when he picked up a chainsaw. I was helping him clear a lot and before I realized what he was doing, a rather large huckleberry fell victim to his Stihl. I pruned it up and tossed it up in the rafters of my shop and forgot about it for a few years. When I was making that D-guard, I wondered how to handle it and recalled the huckleberry.

 

[Harry Marinakis]

I'm gonna say that wood looks like huckleberry

 

[LRB]

I used to dabble at it. This is a D-guard Bowie I made 30+ years ago for one of my dad's friends. Yes. It's supposed to 'look old'. I'll bet nobody can guess the type wood used for the handle material.
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I used to dabble at it. This is a D-guard Bowie I made 30+ years ago for one of my dad's friends. Yes. It's supposed to 'look old'. I'll bet nobody can guess the type wood used for the handle material.
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You need to "dabble" some more. Thats a nice piece.

 

[Harry Marinakis]

Thats a nice piece.

Yes it is!

 

[JH1961]

You need to "dabble" some more. Thats a nice piece.

Thanks. I just got tired of it.

 

[JH1961]

I'm gonna say that wood looks like huckleberry

100% correct!

 

[bpd303]

I don't consider myself a Bladesmith, however I am a Blacksmith and have made many blades. Just don't enjoy the fiddeling/fussy finish work.
EDIT: add picture & description. Here is one a copy of a Confederate Artillery brush machete, I saw in a book once. Yes I did make the D-guard out of rebar. Does a good job cutting pizza too.

 

[JH1961]

I don't consider myself a Bladesmith, however I am a Blacksmith and have made many blades. Just don't enjoy the fiddeling/fussy finish work.
EDIT: add picture & description. Here is one a copy of a Confederate Artillery brush machete, I saw in a book once. Yes I did make the D-guard out of rebar. Does a good job cutting pizza too.
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Wicked! Re: rebar. I once wore a hammer out on a piece of 1-inch rebar. I consider it to be in the same league as railroad spikes... :/