Cracked scales!

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I was finishing up a knife tonight for an order and after sanding down to 600 grit I noticed a slight discoloration. After looking further I noticed a couple of tiny cracks in the wood. This really bums me out because the knife was pretty much done. I guess palm needs to be stabilized. And to top it off my printer isn't working so I couldn't print shipping labels :grumpy: A crappy night in the Bowden household. Here it was before I removed the dang scales.
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Chris, was it "too cracked" to use, could split further, too large to make the handle uncomfortable to use, or just one of Mother Nature's small "beauty flaws" ??? ??? :confused:
You & I both being in this business know that lumber & wood does not have Formica "characteristics" . . . . . :)
Be safe.
p.s.: great looking knife by the way, shame it happened this late in the process . . . .
 
Bill, they were really tiny cracks but I wouldn't want to send a knife out like that. I think it is just the nature of that particular wood really. I have a few sets left so I am going to send them out to get stabilized so that won't happen again. It really is a pretty wood.
 
Looks like it may have been a natural check! Fortunately I haven't had any issues with palm wood (knock on wood) yet! I'd hate for those cracks to show up after finish sanding! I might have filled them and sold the knife as a second myself.
 
Man, that's a shame . . . . :(
I have a "few" rifles with wood stocks and some of them have just a couple of Mother Nature's beauty marks on them . . . . hell, it does not hurt the accuracy, and to me just adds a little "character" to the gun . . . .
Tough break partner, if you want to finish it and sell it "as is", p/m me and let me know . . . .
Be safe.
 
Chris, I just re-read your post & did not see where you had already torn the knife apart.
Sending P/M buddy.
Be safe.
 
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