Your favorite woods....

[The_cutting_edge]

One of my favorites. Double Dyed Black and Red Box Elder Burl

That looks just like the block I got from you last year that I put on this knife. On the left in the first pic.

 

[amcardon]

One of my all-time favorites is red gum eucalyptus. Sure, some might say its a little plain but it is by far one of my faves, but I feel it needs to be stabilized... Of course there's always the exotics where vasticola burl is at the top of my list.

I think an easier question would be "what woods don't you like?"

 

[PocketEdge]

lignum vitae is my favorite. There are prettier woods out there but lignum is super dense and stable, smells fantastic and is easy to work.

 

[Wandering Thinker]

I think an easier question would be "what woods don't you like?"

I'm actually in that one on another forum, I think right now Hickory and Black Locust are tied and Osage Orange is number one simply for how hard it is to work.

I told 'em i'd gladly take any wood they did'nt want off their hands. Especially Osage because it's hard to come by in the South-East.

 

[Hengelo_77]

I live in 'oak country' here.
It's a different oak then common in the US.
I have a table made out of it and used cut off bits from the same beams, as a handle.
I think it is an undervalued wood.
I also have an 100+ yo shed here. I saved most pieces of oak that came out of it when renovating.
Can't wait to work with that. It should be darker and harder.

 

[Shaughnessy]

That looks just like the block I got from you last year that I put on this knife.

Yep that might be the same block. Nice job on that blade :thumbup: