Spalted wood

[British Red]

These were the burls before I threw them in a corner


Burl by British Red, on Flickr


Burl by British Red, on Flickr

 

[Stew]

No it has not gone punky, seems pretty solid.

I have no clue as to the wood but think It may have been a fruit tree of some sort as it was in the middle of the garden of the house I was working in today? It was pretty much a standing dead tree.

Steve

My first thought when I saw the bits was Apple because of some of the patches but then I thought no, probably due to the spalting. Spalting makes it much harder to ID but it does seem like it - just finished working with some so it's fresh in my mind!
http://stewartjlight-knives.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/green-river-knife-complete.html

 

[MattF]

Red How much would you want for a burl please I do wood turning so they would make nice bowls

 

[Stew]

These were the burls before I threw them in a corner


Burl by British Red, on Flickr


Burl by British Red, on Flickr

Horse Chestnut is a bit soft but I've done a few knives in stabilised Horse Chestnut burr and the colours and swirls are superb!

 

[British Red]

Red How much would you want for a burl please I do wood turning so they would make nice bowls

Matt, I'll chop some up for those who have asked before you by PM. If there's any left after that I'll shoot you a PM

 

[ateallthepies]

I cut a bit up today into rough knife scales, looks nice with a bit of oil on it, would look lovely polished up? I see now that some areas are softer than others so stabilizing would be needed.



Steve

 

[Mesquite]

Ohhh, that does look nice

 

[British Red]

That is pretty! You can get the stabalising liquid yourself - I guess its not as good as doing it in a vacuum chamber though

 

[Wetneck]

I'd be very interested in a set for scales if you have any still going.
I've got a friend who can stabilise them and that would made a really beautiful handle.

 

[ateallthepies]

I have today off so can cut up some pieces. I will put them in sales.

What is the standard dimensions for knife scales?

steve

 

[Wetneck]

What is the standard dimensions for knife scales?

Steve,

I can't speak for others, but with the type of Bushcraft knives I like to make I normally order a scale of about 160-170mm x 50mm x 11mm

It may be wildly off what the professionals use but I find that works for most of my Bushcraft knives.