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searching for black/dark brown woods for handle
I'm working on a project of making 2 uruk-hai swords. The blades are already heat treated made from 440C and are ready for the handles.
I want to make some sort of dark wood handle scales, but I'm kinda bad at knowing the woods,so I'm asking here: What are simmilar tipes of wood such as ebony? Dark and tough wood, proper for handles? thx 2 all! |
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ebony!
african blackwood, and a few others in the rosewood family. just go with ebony, or if $$ is the issue then something in the synthetics. micarta, ot G10 |
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Ebony has a reputation for checking and cracking. African Blackwood, as mentioned above, is a great choice. So is Lignum vitae. One of my favorites. Desert Ironwood and black mesquite are a couple of other choices. You could also take a look at black palm but it, unlike the other woods mentioned, might benefit from stabilization. I don't know what your wood suppliers are like in Slovenia but if you have some who supply turning wood and you have the ability of recutting spindle blanks or bowl blocks you can save yourself a lot of money over ready cut scales and blanks for stick tangs.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough Last edited by Doug Lester; 02-26-2018 at 11:39 PM. |
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What's the difference between g10 and micarta? Quote:
The wood was my first thought on doing it. |
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Stick tang or flat/full tang? On a "working" chopper type blade, I like to use horsemat - hard to beat the grip/texture for control. Easier to install on full tang but a little ingenuity and it can be applied to a stick tang.
For looks and real wood, it'd be hard to beat the African Blackwood. Ebony has it's issues as Doug pointed out. There are some dark browns out there that will go "black" with oil finishes - wenge comes to mind. Doug's advice on wood turner suppliers is a great idea and they may have some alternative woods that would work just fine. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Micarta is paper or cloth soaked in phenolic resin. G-10 is fiberglass ...
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There was a trench knife I was making once, when I had difficulties even to get the handle onto blade, because the weld was such a disaster while assemly of stick tang. I was just breaking once after another. Well, in Slovenia, we are rich with beech and walnut, so it's kinda difficult to get any exotic wood (although, there's about 60% of the country covered with woods ). For African Blackwood I've found on ebay, here's the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Handle-Timb...wAAOSwGh5Z2uAy Is this the proper kind of wood? It's 1" (25mm) thick, I think I could cut it in half to get 1 plate for each side. What do you think? |
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You're forgetting black walnut makes great handles with good figure!
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Yes, but black walnut isn't common here. Just a regular walnut or either walnut's root. That's most you can get from it. (from woodes, that are useful for knife handles)
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That African Blackwood on Ebay is what you're looking for.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Although it's comming from china, it's okay? And the price, is reasonable? |
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It's a little strange that it's coming from China but probably no more than if you bought it from a supplier in the US. It's a species that grows in Africa and the harvest is regulated but I don't believe that it's on the CITES list yet.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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This will also turn veggie tanned leather a nice dark gray to black for the same reason. If you forge and use white vinegar to loosen/soften scale or etch your blades, it will also serve the same purpose - most of us oldtimers call it "vinergaroon". __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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For etching damascus I use strange combination of HCl and H2SO4. Don't ask about it, a friend made it for me and it works just fine. May also try with the wood! |
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Try it on a scrap piece first.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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