Hi my dad just cut a big dead maple down in our friends yard and it was spalted I got a couple of really nice pieces of it that I manged to save some how but the problem is there only 1/2 inch thick I would like to know if that is thick enough to make a scale from if at any way possible this is the best looking wood that ive ever seen any help would be great thanks.
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wood scale help
- Thread starter hirokatsu
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Spalted wood must be stabilized since it is way too soft to be used as a knife handle. 1/2" is fine for a scale.
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1/2 Inch Thick!
you could rip that down the middle and have enough for 2 knives! most ready made scales are about 1/4 - 3/8 inch thick. I think you might be thinkin about a "Bowie Block" those are usually drilled through and the tang fixed into them with epoxy or a pommell nut. you could glue them together with good ole elmer's wood glue and turn ya a bowie block out of it.
anywho way to scavenge good handle stock!
you could rip that down the middle and have enough for 2 knives! most ready made scales are about 1/4 - 3/8 inch thick. I think you might be thinkin about a "Bowie Block" those are usually drilled through and the tang fixed into them with epoxy or a pommell nut. you could glue them together with good ole elmer's wood glue and turn ya a bowie block out of it. anywho way to scavenge good handle stock!