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What is your favorite wooden knife handles?

  There is a lot of different exotic wooden knife scales out there from all over the world. There's burls, stripes, checks, well almost too many types to list. It seems almost every country has some type of wood that makes excellent knife handles. The question at hand is what is your favorite? If you have more than one, list them all. Please.

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Comment by John McCain on May 28, 2014 at 17:42

Here is a collage of spalted woods-Top to bottom-Right to left- 1- Large photo-Spalted Hickory with Buckeye burl spacer 2-Spalted  Birch 3-Spalted Horse Chestnut 4-Spalted Hackleberry 5-Spalted Tamarind- 6-Spalted Maple


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Comment by John McCain on May 28, 2014 at 17:31

Too many to mrntion- Tulipwood,bocote, snakewood,koa, etc-Desert ironwood probably my favorite- Figurative woods like burl or spalted woods ( or spalted burl) LOL top my list- you could own 50 knives with the same pattern and handle material and no two would look the same- A collage of  burl knife woods below-right to left -yop to bottom-  1-Large photo-Amboyna burl and brass 2- Black Ash Burl 3-Box Elder Burl- BottomRow- 4- Desert Ironwood 5-Sycamore Burl- Redwood Burl

 

Comment by Matt Davidson on May 28, 2014 at 0:56

Love maccassar.  Mostly from the East Indies, Sri Lanka, and Ceylon. It's generally a colorful ebony, and like other ebonies, it's hard, resinous, self-sealing and waxy with a fine grain. It makes a stunning, rich knife handle, takes a very bright polish, and is very durable and long lasting. :)


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Comment by Robert Burris on May 27, 2014 at 19:32

My all time favorite is Dessert Irion Wood but I am learning to like a lot of others. Two types of wood, I had never seen before, in person, is Lace wood and Purple Heart. I simply love them both. I have seen some Purple Heart, on line, and it looks more pink than purple. I have a piece that is real rich purple, it's so pretty.


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Comment by Robert Burris on May 26, 2014 at 7:55

Real pretty Alex.

  Steve, I've seen Red Oak so hard that when it's dried, a chain saw could not hardly cut it. I plan on stabilizing some Red Oak soon, I can't wait to see the results.

Comment by Alexander Noot on May 26, 2014 at 1:53

Soooo many favourite.

The dark glossy finish of Ebony woods...

Or the brightness of Maple?

Or the complexness of a good burl?

Or maybe Snakewood?

Or the depth and history of a good Bog Oak block?

Or the red richness of Cocobolo?

The randomness of a nice Spalted wood? Too many to chose from. Let me picture a few of the nicer ones that I've worked with so far though.

Cocobolo it pretty nice:

So's Gabon ebony

Maybe you'd prefer some Maple Burl though?

Or like Steve said...some Oak can be really nice:

Especially when it's 4000 years old:

I really don't know how to pick a favourite though.

Comment by John Bamford on May 26, 2014 at 1:00

My opinion may of course change in the next day or two when my Talon in Che Chen Redwood turns up !

Comment by John Bamford on May 26, 2014 at 0:58

I also like the look of that Zebra Wood and I am going to have to get one soon. However at the moment African Blackwood is my favourite more for the way it feels in hand as much as how it looks. I heard it described as feeling "buttery" and that just about sums it up for me.

Comment by Ms Data on May 25, 2014 at 21:42

Well I don't have a knife made with this wood but I think my favorite hardwood is Zebrawood.  I would love to make some knife handles with Zebrawood.

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