Knife Scales Suggestions

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Ang_Panday

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Could you guys give me some suggestions on some exotic knife scales on the market that I can use as inserts on my balisongs. So far the knife scales that I have on my shopping list are cocobolo, desert ironwood & snakewood :confused:
 
Figured Black Walnut. Very Dark, Very Nice. This is a steal I could not believe the quality of wood I got from here. It's VERY Nice!

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This is a very good representative pic of what I got

Jason
 
Coral!(folsil)
It has beautifill colours and would make beautifull inlays
Mother of pearl can be beautifull
But there must be some beautifull hard woods in the Philippines as well.
(they'd be comon to you and exotic in Europe of the US)
 
Hengelo_77 said:
Coral!(folsil)
It has beautifill colours and would make beautifull inlays
Mother of pearl can be beautifull
But there must be some beautifull hard woods in the Philippines as well.
(they'd be comon to you and exotic in Europe of the US)
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I have thought about mother of pearl since it is just a local material here. It's a very beautiful material. I used to export them also in the past, but it is difficult to maintain good quality control :thumbdn: But I do not think it is good for balisongs beacuse it will break easily when flipped :)

Thank you for your suggestions, I often use Narra and Kamagong( Malayan Iron Wood).
 
I personally think it's cool to use local materials. What's boring and mundane in one location is interesting and exotic in another.

But like you already said, desert ironwood and cocobolo are just plain gorgeous. And they're strong enough for a balisong. That black walnut looks great too.

Maple. Teak. Goncalo Alves. Mesquite. Wenge. Amboyna. Ebony. Olive. Rosewood.
 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and what is fire wood to one may be exclusive and exotic to someone living on the other side of the world.

I have two pieces of African lead wood that I realy like.
They are a beautifull gray-brown.
Where it is native they use it for camp fires and rail road sleepers.

Over here beech is used for rail road sleepers and for plain cheap wooden handles.
But I'm sure it's an exotic in Africa or the Filippines.
(beech can make some interesting in lays; it is 'blond' with small redish stripes)
 
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