Dymondwood?

[JBird]

Let me start off by saying I normally don’t like Dymondwood. But out of necessity I am thinking of taking some black Dymondwood, that I received in a kit for a Green River knife, which is 3/8” thick and about 1 ½” wide and use as a bolster. But as I stated I don’t like Dymondwood but when I sanded, buffed, and cleaned up a test piece it had the appearance of buffalo horn. The knife handle will be mesquite, I have enough for about one hidden tang knife.

Just wondering if this is a good idea as a bolster or am I wasting my time and should just bit the bullet and by a metal bolster or use antler.

What are others experience with this material?

Thanks.

 

[Toddy]

I don't know this stuff at all so went a googlin'

Pretty

http://www.rrpwhite.com/dymondwood.htm

http://www.woodnwhimsies.com/Dymondwood.htm


cheers,
Toddy

 

[JBird]

Yeah that’s the stuff I always think of;those with the crazy color combinations. But as I mentioned before I have a black piece with some light streaks of white or silver and when cleaned up it resembles buffalo horn. When I see those with the color combinations I think cheap but that’s just me, the more I ponder about using the dymondwood the closer I get to deciding to forget it and buy some antler.

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

One of my knives is a Stewart Marsh with Santos Zebra Dymondwood - I think it looks stunning, grips well and looks that little bit different to a lot of knives.

Lovely knife and beautifully made.

Phil.

 

[JBird]

That handle looks good, I guess it’s the handles with the rainbow coloring that gets me –unfortunately that’s what always comes to mind. Still waggling on using it I may try it out on a knife blank that I’m going to fit to a handle that isn’t the mesquite as a test piece.

Does the handle smell of Formica (laminate)? The test piece I’ve been playing with has a Formica smell that gives me nightmares of when I was a cabinet makers apprentice, loved the job just hated Formica cabinets and counter tops. Granted you have to be close to it to smell it but the smell was strong when cutting and sanding the test piece.

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

No smell to it at all except woodsmoke

Phil.