Is teak a good wood for knife handles?

[Sprayman]

Hi Guys:

A furniture maker just handed-off to me a few scraps of teak that are too small for his purposes but just the right size for knife handles. Have any of you worked with teak before, and if so, how did it come out?

Thanks

 

[AF]

I've used it with success. It's an oily wood so glue-up could be an issue but I have some on a kitchen knife and no issues. It's used on boats because it resists rot.

 

[stezann]

If you like it's look it is an usable material, but a bit too plain visually in my opinion.

 

[Dopic1]

I've used it with success. It's an oily wood so glue-up could be an issue but I have some on a kitchen knife and no issues. It's used on boats because it resists rot.

What ever your using to glue the handle clean it with acetone first, if not it will most likely not hold and you should probably pin it also.

 

[Ken H>]

I've used teak for years on boats and I agree with all said above. Too plain for my tastes for knife handles, but it will work. It's fairly soft wood, so would be fairly easy damaged in use. Be sure to clean VERY good with acetone before epoxying, and do use pins, perferriable corby type pins. Hey, free is hard to beat!

Ken H>

 

[elementfe]

Yes.
Use G-flex epoxy.
It'll gum up your belts something awful- a rasp and hand sanding makes sense, or slowing your sander waaay down.