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Caden_Vekk

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Approximately how much does pine go for? I've got almost 10 newly cut full trees of it. If anyone needs some i could find some way to get it to you.
 
pine is waayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too soft for handles. its only good for building with. im not sure if you knew that already. and its also too plain looking.
 
You can stabablize wood right? Couldn't you stabalize pine? Just use some polyresin. True its plain but there are other uses that someone could use the pine for

this was not meant as a smartass comment. i see how it could be construed as one but I assure you its not
 
most pine is too soft. Some of the old heart pine or the rather rare Dade County pine dry up pretty hard, but the typical "pulpwood" pine is marginal even for construction use when compared to older woods.
 
in order to use those trees they would have to find someone to mill it down. and you also have to let it dry for a few years before you mill it or its more likely to warp and whatnot on you. cheaper to buy pine from the lumber yard or hardware store. if i were you i would just have a huge bon fire and invite everyone over and have a few beers with them. just my opinion.
 
Pine and Fir usually have too much sap to use as a knife handle. i have heard of someone trying to stabilize some pine and it bled sap for years afterwords.

Chuck
 
theres a way to get the sap out, theres thousands upon thousands of hectares of plantation Pinus Radiata here, and some of the boffins were trying to work out more ways of using it in ever more insane ways. pine can be fermented to create Methyl alcohol (wood alcohol) and that can be used in a stabilser type vacuum chamber to saturate the wood and dissolve the saps, then dried in kilns and re-saturated with the alcohol and dried again. then you have pretty near sap free wood.

I have no idea what they wanted sap free wood for, or what it could be used for, or even where to find the article again since I read it in a sawmill waiting room while the guys were cutting some baulks for me.

If you have stabilising chamber and a couple of gallons of clear methylated spirits why not have a go yourself?
 
Places like TKS and Jantz sell nice hardwood scales and blocks for less than $10; I think as much as $40 for exhibition-grade, highly figured grain. I think the same woods, stabilized, start at around $30 or so. By the time you cut, dry and stabilize a mess of pine to make it suitable for knife handles, I doubt you could compete with those prices, unless you already own a sawmill. Pine is never going to compete with curly walnut or birdseye maple or whatever, appearance-wise. Unless you stabilize a knot and make the knife a tribute to paneled living rooms.

Then again, I'm among a small group of folks trying to figure out how to use some Texas cedar, so what do I know? :D
 
crex said:
Caden,
In what part of metro Atlanta are located?
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Crex, to give you an idea without giving everyone my address, I went to CT Cutlery today, I live about 5-10 minutes away down Kellogg Creek. I saw some of your knives from the show either yesterday or when ever it was and the lady there couldn't stop about how great your knives are. She pulled out the box and my jaw hit the ground. I saw your "War club" (its what she called it) with the bright wood (oak -hickory she guessed) and the triangular blade and the two leather tassels. I loved it the pins and the shape was just AMAZING. Also saw some of your railroad spike knives. And your 'hawk and holy crap If I had the money I'd buy all of it. I love your knives and to know that someone who makes such great knives lives close to me as great. Once I get the money I'm buying one of your knives or that war club.

I do have one complaint though, one of your blades, the one with the bone handle that has the joint at the butt and a nice hollow on the left hand side, the darn thing sliced my finger, my fault i know but it bit me. Not too deep and I cleaned off the blood but you should watch out for that one, she's tasted blood.
 
Thanks for the compliments. I try.
Got your email and have replied. Got plenty of scraps from a blackwalnut stump I cut up (not the most fun I've ever had). You're welcome to pick through or take it all. I got what I want.

Everybody picks on pine trees and around here they cuss them and cut them all down. Being educated as a professional forester, I only have one thing to say to the anti-pine group.........try wiping your butt with a hickory stick!
 
Really? Thanks alot, i'll have to come pick it up some time. How much would you want? I sent you a reply email. If you ever need any help with anything I'm in the same town just call me up. Well email. same thing right?

Email's are nothing but a dull Phone call that doesn't work that well (haha)
 
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