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06-29-2005, 12:20 PM
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Wood question
Alright, so far all of my knived have been made using dymondwood and stabilized bone. I have an idea to use some local wood (ash juniper, or how the locals call it @#*&!'n Cedar!), and need to know what to do with the wood- properly died after being left in the Texas sun for years and years- after being formed. Just seal it with linseed oil? Tips, tricks, and hints would be appreciated.
Has anyone ever used Cedar (ash juniper- not the real cedar) for handles? Got any pictures? __________________ -Aaron ______________________________________ "It's a shame that Stupidity isn't painful" 
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06-29-2005, 12:57 PM
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You might consider stabilizing the wood, instead of just finishing it. Then you have the beauty of the wood but the stability and hardness of the sythetics.
It doesn't take long around looking at projects posted on this forum to see handles made of just about anything. That's kinda the beauty of knifemaking - almost any material in almost any quantity can be used to make some part of a knife. The real question is how you have a 'Sudden Gunfire' sign in the area we've designated as a habitat for liberals? 
__________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! Last edited by TexasJack; 06-29-2005 at 01:00 PM.
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06-29-2005, 02:07 PM
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How would one stabilize the wood? IIRC, stabilization is forcing epoxy into the wood/ bone under intense vaccum. Is that something I could do with a Foodsaver vaccum packer?
__________________ -Aaron ______________________________________ "It's a shame that Stupidity isn't painful"
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07-15-2005, 10:20 AM
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I've never done it myself, but I have read about it and it looks pretty straightforward. There is a good section on it in the book "The Complete Bladesmith" by Jim Hrisoulas.
You can get it here.
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07-15-2005, 12:12 PM
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Lots of people do experiment with home stabilizing and the results vary widely. Since i prefer not to take chances with my materials, all my wood goes to K&G Finishing to be professionally stabilized. After the wood comes back it will be just as easy to finish as Dymonwood but a lot better looking...
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