Gourdy

[One]

I’ve never seen or even heard of a gourd handled knife,… so I thought I’d give it a try.

Overall length- 5 inches
Blade- 1095 steel
Handle- Gourd
Fittings- Copper

WIP here:
http://taigoostudio.blogspot.com/2012/09/wip-gourdy.html

 

[rhinoknives]

Cool!
I had seen some from Paupa New Guinea area of the Pacific.
Those weren't finished quite as fine.

They also use gourds to cover & Protect their Manhoods.:lol: Really, They do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koteka This doesn't show any body parts for those of you with KnifePups at your side.

Laurence

www.rhinoknives.com

 

[One]

That makes sense.

 

[jonathan creason]

Very creative, and cool as hell to boot.

 

[Bush Monkey]

Cool outside the envelope idea with outstanding execution as usual. Nicely done!

ps Clever name.

 

[Raymond Richard]

T, Isn't the belly button a little high? I like the looks of it. R

 

[Diamond G Knives]

Tai
Leave it to yu to see the usefulness in a gourd neck! Very "outside the box"
Love it!

God Bless
Mike

 

[Doug Humbarger]

What did you fill the gourd with to prevent it from getting cracked since dried gourds are a bit fragile?

 

[attila]

nice knife,original idea this handle material