All About Pocket Knives

I got this Russell Green River skinning blade years ago for a few bucks.
Could never decide what handle material to use.
Did a little research and read somewhere that the inner bark from oak trees were used for knife handles.
So I gave it a shot and to my surprise they turned out great.
Once the bark hardens it is just like oak wood itself.
A little more fibrous.
I like the old look it gives.
Just put some paste wax on them.
I don't hunt and am more into fishing.
But this knife works well in the kitchen cutting almost anything.

JW

Now that is different!

Looks very good

TURNED OUT NICE!!!!

That is KOOL!! Nice job!! John

I like that home made look, JW. Nice job. How thick are the slabs?

FRJ wrote:I like that home made look, JW. Nice job. How thick are the slabs?

The bark was from a pretty large white oak tree.
The piece of wood is at least 3 feet across.
The inner bark was around 1 to 3/4 inch thick to start with.
I sanded to about 1/2 inch of the sides that touch the knife handle. (The side without the gain pattern)
When drying the inner bark it must dry slowly or it will crack.
I did it by spraying the bark a couple of times a day with water and kept them out of the direct sun.
Took 2 to 3 weeks.

Here is a picture of the slab of wood I took the bark from.
I made a small table out of it for my front porch.

JW

Love the handles. Love the table. But what did you do to bend that blade so badly?