scale thickness

[Kevin McGovern]

what kind of knife are you making? I make kitchen blades. a smaller paring/utility knife would have a finished handle that is 1"h x 3/4"t, so 1/2" thick scales. a chef's knife or cleaver, 1 3/8"h x 1 1/16"t minimum, so 5/8" thick scales

See the original post for what I'm doing. Thanks for your input on various finished thickness. Come to think of it, since I have plenty of 3/8" stock, I really need to do what you have done and record finished thicknesses and let that dictate what I need to order and use.

 

[scott.livesey]

another option would be get a good thin kerf ripping blade for your table saw and cut your own from larger blocks. check this as an example https://www.turningblanks.net/colle...x6-kd-black-walnut-wood-spindle-turning-blank 2" x 2" x 6" kiln dried black walnut for $1.50 each.