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8" "Florida Wildlife Series" Loquat wood Drop Point "Goldilocks" Custom Knife

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I finished up another "Florida Wildlife Series" today. All Florida Wildlife Series knives wood handles are made from naturally grown Florida woods. I Electrochemically Etch one of our abundant wildlife species prominently on the blade (beside the State of Florida Logo). This variation of the "Florida Wildlife Series" has our Florida Black Bear proudly depicted. The woods for the handle on this custom knife is a wood that I've never used before, Stabilized Florida Loquat. A young couple brought me a couple of small pieces that they had to trim off of a tree on their property. After allowing the Loquat wood to dry for a few months, I cut it into knife scale size chunks, dehydrated it, stabilized it, and finally had it ready to mount on a knife.

I decided that this particular piece of Loquat was just to freakin' awesome to use for just any ole knife, I decided to use it for the very first Black Bear "Florida Wildlife Series". The grain on this piece of Loquat wood is absolutely gorgeous. The wood has a pinkish caramelly color with darker growth rings. Unfortunately (Not for me though) when I finished polishing this freakin awesome knife, I noticed a flaw in the wood..... After finding the flaw in the wood (Right below the bottom Mosaic Pin) I knew I couldn't offer it for sale.

I only had 2 choices The first option would have been to grind the handle off and start with a new piece of wood.... I opted for the second choice.... I am now the happy owner of the very first Florida Black Bear "Florida Wildlife Series" knife along with owning the the very first "Florida Series" knife with stabilized Florida Loquat handle material.... It can be good to be the Knife Maker!






Drop Point (Goldilocks)

Overall Length = 8”

Blade = Length – 4” Length – 1/4” Width

Blade Style = Brushed Drop Point with FL Black Bear Logo and a 2 Inch Swedge

Blade Material = 5/32” 1095 High Carbon Steel

Handle Material = Stabilized FL Loquat & 3/16” Star Mosaic Pins

Custom leather sheath

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