Hi all,
I'm looking into getting a custom knife made to similar specs to the AW Woodlore. I have a woodlore (a drawer queen), and really like the handle shape and thickness, but I'm after a custom version, with ideally antler or bone handles as I really like the look of these materials. This will be my main user. I did have a maker lined up to do this, but that fell through due to other commitments unfortunately.
Does anyone have any pictures of Alan Wood's bushcrafter that they could post please so that I can compare it to the woodlore? I've tried looking for alan's website but it says "coming soon" and doesn't have any contact details. I imagine he's probably got quite a long waiting list, so if anyone has any other suggestions I'm open to suggestions. I have seen the numerous other threads on here with links to makers, and aside from about 4 or so that always get mentioned, I'm interested in any that anyone has personal experience of if possible.
I'm guessing jonathanD is the best person to answer this, but does anyone know how the Deval bushcrafter compares to the woodlore in both handle shape/size and comfort in use?
Also, what are antler and bone like as handle materials compared to wood? Are they heavier/lighter, easier/harder to maintain, and is there any advantage to usingthem over wood or vice versa other than aesthetics?
Thanks in advance guys and gals,
Luke
I'm looking into getting a custom knife made to similar specs to the AW Woodlore. I have a woodlore (a drawer queen), and really like the handle shape and thickness, but I'm after a custom version, with ideally antler or bone handles as I really like the look of these materials. This will be my main user. I did have a maker lined up to do this, but that fell through due to other commitments unfortunately.
Does anyone have any pictures of Alan Wood's bushcrafter that they could post please so that I can compare it to the woodlore? I've tried looking for alan's website but it says "coming soon" and doesn't have any contact details. I imagine he's probably got quite a long waiting list, so if anyone has any other suggestions I'm open to suggestions. I have seen the numerous other threads on here with links to makers, and aside from about 4 or so that always get mentioned, I'm interested in any that anyone has personal experience of if possible.
I'm guessing jonathanD is the best person to answer this, but does anyone know how the Deval bushcrafter compares to the woodlore in both handle shape/size and comfort in use?
Also, what are antler and bone like as handle materials compared to wood? Are they heavier/lighter, easier/harder to maintain, and is there any advantage to usingthem over wood or vice versa other than aesthetics?
Thanks in advance guys and gals,
Luke
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