A personal favourite, Uzbek knife

Rick · 13th July 2020, 08:48 PM

She's a beauty Gavin.
What's the handle material; looks interesting.

Gavin Nugent · 13th July 2020, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

She's a beauty Gavin.
What's the handle material; looks interesting.

Thanks Rick,

It's a burl timber.

I can't find any literature that specifically identifies the timber types used in sword and knife making

ariel · 13th July 2020, 09:05 PM

Moreover, trees and bushes over there are largely unknown at the West. Try chinara, saxaul.

Ren Ren · 13th July 2020, 10:06 PM

Incredibly beautiful blade!
This style makes me associate with East Turkestan - knifemakers in modern Uzbekistan do not know how to work.
About this wood I was told that this is the burl of Pistachio tree (Latin - Pistacia vera).

Ian · 13th July 2020, 10:46 PM

Lovely knife, Gavin. The blade almost looks like the end of a (broken) sword with that wide fuller.

Gavin Nugent · 14th July 2020, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Moreover, trees and bushes over there are largely unknown at the West. Try chinara, saxaul.

Thank you Ariel. A quick look reveals some stunning timbers.

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Originally Posted by Ren Ren

Incredibly beautiful blade!
This style makes me associate with East Turkestan - knifemakers in modern Uzbekistan do not know how to work.
About this wood I was told that this is the burl of Pistachio tree (Latin - Pistacia vera).

Thank you Ren Ren. I agree, modern makers seem to have lost all flair and do not deviate from what their peers are doing nor look to history

Pistachio tree... Ariel and yourself have given me much to digest

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Originally Posted by Ian

Lovely knife, Gavin. The blade almost looks like the end of a (broken) sword with that wide fuller.

Thanks Ian.

I've attached an image of it with BIG brother.

A burl timber hilt is also seen on the Bukhara sabre, to my eye, not as bold a grain and a different timber species.

Like big brother, the wide "root" of the blade narrows quickly and turns upwards.

Gavin

motan · 14th July 2020, 12:27 PM

Hi,
Burl wood indeed. Possibly from a small bush, judging by the fact that they needed two pieces to make one scale. The chances of finding out what kind of wood depends on finding evidence in literature. Beautiful dagger

13th July 2020, 08:48 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	She's a beauty Gavin. What's the handle material; looks interesting.

13th July 2020, 09:05 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Moreover, trees and bushes over there are largely unknown at the West. Try chinara, saxaul.

13th July 2020, 10:06 PM	#4
Ren Ren Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Russia, Moscow Posts: 379	Incredibly beautiful blade! This style makes me associate with East Turkestan - knifemakers in modern Uzbekistan do not know how to work. About this wood I was told that this is the burl of Pistachio tree (Latin - Pistacia vera).

13th July 2020, 10:46 PM	#5
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,398	Lovely knife, Gavin. The blade almost looks like the end of a (broken) sword with that wide fuller.

14th July 2020, 12:27 PM	#7
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Hi, Burl wood indeed. Possibly from a small bush, judging by the fact that they needed two pieces to make one scale. The chances of finding out what kind of wood depends on finding evidence in literature. Beautiful dagger