son_of_bluegrass Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yes the handle really is grapevine. The blade is 1095. Overall length 11 3/8" Handle length 5 1/2" ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junker Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 pretty cook material choice and pretty cool knife:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Very nice knife. It it a full-tang knife? It never occurred to me that grape vines could be used for anything. Grape vines are definitely a renewable resource because grape vines are constantly being pruned and sometimes replaced. Are there any special considerations when using grape vines as a material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 nice idea for the vine use! very pretty. great looking knife:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son_of_bluegrass Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yes it is full tang. The story of the grapevine. When I was house sitting for my brother in Texas, there was an old oak tree, that due to a treaty being signed under it, had some historical significance. Growing on this tree was a grapevine. The oak and grapevine were growing close to the dirt road my brother lived on. The county came along to pave the road and decided the oak was in the way. Before they could get the oak cut down, someone noticed what they were doing and stopped them due to the aforementioned history. But they had already cut the grapevine. After letting it lay there a day or two, I decided I needed to snag a piece of the vine since after all when was I ever going to see another grapevine that was some 8 or 10 inches in diameter. The picture is of some of that vine and that piece is about 2 foot long. It set around for a few years. I decided to cut into a month or two back and was not impressed. In hardness it is close to (maybe just a bit softer than) soft maple. Not the ideal for a knife handle but not real bad. The intricacies of the vine did not appear until I put a coat of oil on it. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I would think that it would be a great material to stabilize and then use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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