Buck partners with Taylor guitars ...

[Lansky1]

... apparently Taylor guitars is one of the few sources for real ebony wood today. These Bucks use real ebony wood - thought it was interesting story...

https://www.buckknives.com/collections/ebonycollection/

https://www.buckknives.com/press/buck%2 ... 20guitars/

https://www.taylorguitars.com/ebonyproj ... y-matters/

[Lansky1]

This is the most interesting 12 minutes I've seen in a long time on youtube ... if you have any interest in how ebony wood has been historically overharvested & depleted globally and the only remaining commercially legal source in the world is now being ethically managed by a single man, watch this (the conversation is framed around a guitarmaker, but the sourcing still applies for the ebony used in our knives)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCGvfsBoFY

[philco]

I first read about the Buck/Taylor partnership on a guitar forum. I think it's a great thing Taylor has undertaken. I love ebony handles on knives and I'm pleased that someone is taking the needed steps to keep a renewable supply coming.