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I just finished posting a new batch of stabilized blocks in our webstore.
Many of these are oversized and they all have been professionally stabilized by K&G.
The wood in this batch are a Sycamore Hybrid (test batch), Wide Curl Maple and some real nice Claro Walnut.
Click on the photo if you would like to take a closer look at the Brand New Pieces in our web store.
The test batch I mentioned is a new wood for me. It is a hybrid version of Sycamore that gets used in the parks around here in SW Oregon. The tree is a cross breed of American Sycamore and Oriental Plane trees. This cross is also called London Plane. Around here we just call them Sycamores. If I called it a London Plane tree nobody would know what I was talking about. So for the sake of understanding I am calling it Oregon Sycamore in our web store.
I learned a long time ago with brand new woods don't send in dozens of pieces for stabilizing the very first batch.
You might not like how it turns out since every wood acts a little bit different from the others.
So for my first batch I sent in six pieces to see how they turned out.
Overall I like how they turned out. The color is kind of neutral so not everyone will like the natural coloring. I knew that ahead of time so I have sent in ones to be dyed different colors as well. The grain patterns look nice and when cut quarter sawn the flecks and rays form a good snakeskin pattern. The pores are small so the wood takes a very nice polish.
Here I have taken a photo of the new Oregon Sycamore next to the Hawaiian Silky Oak. The coloring is different, with finer grain and smaller pores. I think this will work out as a popular knife handle wood, especially the dyed ones. It cuts and sands a lot like Maple. So it is easy to work.
Many of these are oversized and they all have been professionally stabilized by K&G.
The wood in this batch are a Sycamore Hybrid (test batch), Wide Curl Maple and some real nice Claro Walnut.
Click on the photo if you would like to take a closer look at the Brand New Pieces in our web store.
The test batch I mentioned is a new wood for me. It is a hybrid version of Sycamore that gets used in the parks around here in SW Oregon. The tree is a cross breed of American Sycamore and Oriental Plane trees. This cross is also called London Plane. Around here we just call them Sycamores. If I called it a London Plane tree nobody would know what I was talking about. So for the sake of understanding I am calling it Oregon Sycamore in our web store.
I learned a long time ago with brand new woods don't send in dozens of pieces for stabilizing the very first batch.
You might not like how it turns out since every wood acts a little bit different from the others.
So for my first batch I sent in six pieces to see how they turned out.
Overall I like how they turned out. The color is kind of neutral so not everyone will like the natural coloring. I knew that ahead of time so I have sent in ones to be dyed different colors as well. The grain patterns look nice and when cut quarter sawn the flecks and rays form a good snakeskin pattern. The pores are small so the wood takes a very nice polish.
Here I have taken a photo of the new Oregon Sycamore next to the Hawaiian Silky Oak. The coloring is different, with finer grain and smaller pores. I think this will work out as a popular knife handle wood, especially the dyed ones. It cuts and sands a lot like Maple. So it is easy to work.
