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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

S&W used it a lot back in the '70's and '80's. It's a Brazilian hardwood known as "goncalo alves".

Thanks, I've seen "goncalo alves" listed before and always thought that was the name of the person that designed the grips or something. It's interesting to see the variation in the colors and patterns of the grips on these old spoons. Some are a very uniform color, and some have some really beautiful variation. I saw one on GB that looks like they are practically blond.

OK, another question. Once a "new" shiny spoon like this is acquired, what's the best way to store it if it isn't used frequently?

I've seen more than a couple on GB over the years that note that they "have a few small spots of corrosion due to sitting in the presentation box."

Assuming one is acquired that does not have any spots, what's the best way to store it without having to worry about any new corrosion spots?