Wooden Wednesday - Traditionals only please

Thanks for that info. I didn't know that about stabilized wood, but it makes sense after looking out at the deck...
 
Redbeardo said:
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Me too!!!
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Stabilized is a term that I've heard a lot in this hobby . My understanding is stabilized wood is impregnated with a epoxy type material . I have few gec wood knives and they don't appear to have anything impregnated into the wood . I can see the grain structure. They do come with a high polish from the buffing process. I believe people are confusing stabilized with stable . Stable is refering to moisture content and wood movement .Ebonies , bloodwood , osagewood are dense hardwoods that stay stable once cured /dry. I don't see any advantage to adding anything to them . I reserve the right to be mistaken
 
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Txjohn said:
Stabilized is a term that I've heard a lot in this hobby . My understanding is stabilized wood is impregnated with a epoxy type material . I have few gec wood knives and they don't appear to have anything impregnated into the wood . I can see the grain structure. They do come with a high polish from the buffing process. I believe people are confusing stabilized with stable . Stable is refering to moisture content and wood movement .Ebonies , bloodwood , osagewood are dense hardwoods that stay stable once cured /dry. I don't see any advantage to adding anything to them . I reserve the right to be mistaken
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Horsewright said:
Some cocobolo this Wednesday morning:

With a side of rosewood:
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This also makes sense, John, and a good delineation - I don't think the ebony and cocobolo have anything in them either, unlike that mahogany plywood stuff. Since Horsewright Horsewright is posting, too, and works with these, maybe he could chime in and confirm?
 
Thank you, Dylan. I think the blackwood with that arrowhead shield looks great, too. And the #48s as a pattern generally have the best action of any GECs, a perfect 6 pulls and very snappy.
 
Txjohn said:
most woods are photosynthetic and get darker with exposure to uv rays. I like "fresh" bloodwood but unless it's kept in the dark it's going to get quite dark . Osage orange, cherry couple others . Grubby hands too
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Txjohn said:
Stabilized is a term that I've heard a lot in this hobby . My understanding is stabilized wood is impregnated with a epoxy type material . I have few gec wood knives and they don't appear to have anything impregnated into the wood . I can see the grain structure. They do come with a high polish from the buffing process. I believe people are confusing stabilized with stable . Stable is refering to moisture content and wood movement .Ebonies , bloodwood , osagewood are dense hardwoods that stay stable once cured /dry. I don't see any advantage to adding anything to them . I reserve the right to be mistaken
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A number of woods darken with UV exposure. Cocobolo is another that darkens significantly over time.

Many of the tropical hardwoods do not need to be stabilized, including ebony, cocobolo, african blackwood, lignum vitae, ipe, bloodwood, desert ironwood (which is technically not tropical), and rosewood, to name a few. They are hard enough and have high enough oil content to be stable and water resistant without further treatment. Osage orange usually does not need stabilization, either. If someone stabilizes one of those they are just wasting the effort. For other types of wood, like oak and maple, stabilization is needed if you want it to be as resistant to weather and wear like the tropical woods.

My carry for Wooden Wednesday - A Queen 26 dressed in cocobolo.
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lambertiana said:
A number of woods darken with UV exposure. Cocobolo is another that darkens significantly over time.

Many of the tropical hardwoods do not need to be stabilized, including ebony, cocobolo, african blackwood, lignum vitae, ipe, bloodwood, desert ironwood (which is technically not tropical), and rosewood, to name a few. They are hard enough and have high enough oil content to be stable and water resistant without further treatment. Osage orange usually does not need stabilization, either. If someone stabilizes one of those they are just wasting the effort. For other types of wood, like oak and maple, stabilization is needed if you want it to be as resistant to weather and wear like the tropical woods.

My carry for Wooden Wednesday - A Queen 26 dressed in cocobolo.
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Dude, that is some of the coolest and most handsome Cocobolo I have ever seen.
 
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