Large Knife Scales - Where to Find?

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BaronVonSlovak

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Bladeforum,
I am looking for wooden knife scales or blocks that come in sizes longer than 5", preferably up to 10". Does anyone know of a supplier or good website which supplies these? A google search hasn't been helpful, but maybe I don't know where to look.

Thanks,

BaronVonSlovak
 
Go to Ebay and search Wood Knife Scales under Knives, Swords and Blades. Number of sellers are outlet wood stores, so you might be able to order larger pieces if not large enough

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BaronVonSlovak said:
Bladeforum,
I am looking for wooden knife scales or blocks that come in sizes longer than 5", preferably up to 10". Does anyone know of a supplier or good website which supplies these? A google search hasn't been helpful, but maybe I don't know where to look.

Thanks,

BaronVonSlovak
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do you have any wood working equipment? if you have a good table saw, buy 2" square turning blanks(for sources google 2 inch square wood turning blank) and cut your own.
 
Turning blanks would not be my first choice... chances they are dry enough will be slim
 
You can buy 3/4" thick hardwood boards at the big box hardware stores. Walnut and maple seem to be the most popular of them for knife handles, and it only costs a few dollars per foot and of course if you buy in person then no shipping or waiting.

That's what i do for knife handles, almost every knife I've made has been clad in hardware store walnut.
 
That piece would work but the vast majority of turning blanks are not kiln dried and would not be dry enough to use . I stand by my statement above, actually I could change it to say turning blanks in general is a poor choice unless you are willing to let the wood finish drying after you get it.

Places I would look for; I would try Ben Greenberg at Greenberg woods or Mark Farley at Burlsource or look for a place near you that sells hardwood.
 
I just want to say thank you to everyone for their help. I found a company, here: https://arizonaironwood.com/ that sells big blocks of stabilized ironwood. Not necessarily exactly what I want from an aesthetic perspective, but whatever, it will do.

I am having my knifemaker replace the worn rubber handle on my skrama: https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/terava-skrama-carbon-steel/30189

My knife maker refuses to work with blocks that are not stabilized; I asked about using normal hardwood turning blocks, and he says that while there probably wouldn't be a problem, he says in like 5% of cases the handle splinters after some time if it isn't completely dryed and stabilized (far too often for him). This blade is going to get used in the brush of West Texas, so it needs to take a beating now and then.
 
Ironwood makes an awesome handle
 
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