Silly wood for a handle or not ?

[welshstar]

Dyed purple wood, silly or different ?

What do you think ?

On a western handled gyuto or Suji

http://www.burlsource.us/servlet/the-4131/#B2728-XLG-Purple-Dyed/Detail

Alan

 

[The hekler]

I thought about this piece, I think it would look great with a mirror finished knife, not silly at all, and truly unique.

 

[SpikeC]

And you could have a unicorn engraved on the blade!

 

[RRLOVER]

I would make something pimpy with it,but that's just me.

 

[welshstar]

Ok

Gotta ask, how do you pimp a knife ?

 

[apicius9]

I'm sure that will look nice when it's finished. If you want to see silly, search for butch's 'smashed hippie' mycarta

Stefan

 

[kalaeb]

Ok

Gotta ask, how do you pimp a knife ?

Take a look at Daves re-handle galley, Stefans website and the Fish gallery. Should pretty much answer that.

(I would link,but I'm using my phone)

 

[RRLOVER]

Ok

Gotta ask, how do you pimp a knife ?

Like this.

 

[welshstar]

mmmm

in that case i must be a pimp, thats looks great to me !!!

 

[Eamon Burke]

If handled right, purple looks regal, not flashy and ostentatious.

 

[Mike Davis]

Purple is a color of royalty after all I really like some of the cool colored stuff...That piece is really nice!

 

[JohnnyChance]

Purple is the color of Kings and royalty.

 

[mhenry]

Not silly at all, you better buy it before I do!

 

[K-Fed]

I think it would look great. It reminds me of the finish on the Ibanez rga427z which I love and want badly.

 

[half_hack]

personally, i don't really go for the weird colors. I'm not a fan of most of the green dyed stabilized woods i've seen, either. that purple's a bit bright for my liking. i dunno, call me old-fashioned, but i think wood should be wood-colored (purpleheart notwithstanding).

 

[euphorbioid]

A black ferrule and end-cap and a metal spacer or two and your all set.

 

[99Limited]

Well I see that piece is gone. I hope you got it and at the one-day sale price to boot.

 

[Dave Martell]

I did a couple of purple western handles this year. I think that depending on what you get it can be pretty nice looking but that depends on your sense of style I guess.

 

[JohnnyChance]

I did a couple of purple western handles this year. I think that depending on what you get it can be pretty nice looking but that depends on your sense of style I guess.

I have both pink and purple handles.

Ahoy sailor!

 

[welshstar]

I did pick up that peice

Still cant decide for my next custom if i go purple or get some of that Ironwood today !!

 

[NO ChoP!]

I think you should do green spacers, a gold end cap and gold mosaic pins; you can call it the Snoop Dogg Knife...

 

[K-Fed]

I think you should do green spacers, a gold end cap and gold mosaic pins; you can call it the Snoop Dogg Knife...

Or Barney the dinosaur...

 

[Hattorichop]

I have both pink and purple handles.

Is this purple dyed lacewood?

 

[JohnnyChance]

Is this purple dyed lacewood?

Sycamore if memory serves me correctly. From Burl Source. He has it dyed in a couple colors. It looks great in person, some metallic sparkle and color change as you move it around.

 

[Mike Davis]

I did pick up that peice

Still cant decide for my next custom if i go purple or get some of that Ironwood today !!

Better watch it, You just might become a junkie