A pair of Camillus 23s rehandled by Herb

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A pair of Camillus 23s rehandled by Herb

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Some masterful work by Herb (herbva), who recently rehandled these two 23s for me. The first is in kingwood, the second is bone which I believe he said he got from Culpepper. I'm sure he'll be along to answer any questions about his work on these, so feel free to ask away. Meanwhile, I'm just enjoying the hell outa looking at them.

Thanks for looking,

Chris J.
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Some great work and some great looking wood there.
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Great looking knives!! Herb did some nice work. ::tu::
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Herb does excellent work. ::tu:: ::tu::
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1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:13 pm Herb does excellent work. ::tu:: ::tu::
Yes, he does.
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That kingwood knife is really classy.
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That’s a couple of nice looking 23’s! Herb does some great work.
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Very nice, they really look good! Those old 23s always feel so good in the hand.
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Thanks guys! I was doing some searches on kingwood's "purple" color and found a thread about it on Bladeforums. It was noted there that newly cut kingwood will darken with time and exposure to light back to its original pre-cut/sanding appearance, and will appear less purple. That's fine with me.

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OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:00 pm Some great work and some great looking wood there.
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Absolutely gorgeous!!! ::tu::
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Those are done RIGHT!
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Herb does excellent work and those are two fine examples of his abilities. Congrats.
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Those are 2 fine looking knives, Herb did right by ya!
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Thanks for looking, doglegg, TripleF, Reverand, SSK, and glennbad. I'm very happy to have them.

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