Hi Warren. I glad you liked the knife. Five years ago my wife and I visited Durango Colorado and ended up on the open air train from Durango to Silverton. A four hour trip put us at the top of the mountain in Silverton where there was a gift shop and for sale was the knife stand. It was the only stand, marked 50% off and when I asked, was told 30 dollars would buy it. The clerk said the wood was "mountain juniper". I brought it home, sanded, cleaned and lacquered it.