thuya burl sebenza

[zyhano]

Hey guys,

After making myself more and more crazy I ordered a sebenza with a thuya burl inlay a couple of days ago, a nice 2009 closing gift right
I did some research on the wood before buying it and read a lot about the beauty of it and some nice history. In the end, how it looked sold it. But I am curious what the hardness of the wood really is.

Of course it's high quality, but I read in multiple places that is is soft. Do they prepare the wood in a special way at Chris Reeve? How long will a handle last, if taken care of while using it? Any of you have any experience with thuya burl? I'd love to hear some more about this particular wood and inlays in general.

Man, I can't wait to get it!!!
If it's anything like my umnumzaan my girlfriend is gonna have another week without any attention from my part

 

[nyefmaker]

Nice Score.............The Thuya Burl scores 1155 on the Janka Hardness Test. This is the tests that rates wood hardness. Here is a link of the scale and the rankings of different woods. http://ejmas.com/tin/2009tin/tinart_goldstein_0904.html I believe any wood that CRK chooses to use for a handle is of top quality and durability.

 

[rolexkid]

i just ordered a box elder mnandi, beautiful wood, i believe this is a soft wood, but Chris Reeve knowns what he's doing.. i going to use mine. don't worry!

 

[zyhano]

thanks for the link nyefmaker, bookmarked it!
@rolexkid: yeah, I trust him It's just great to get the most information you can about your knives. what better place to ask than here