Knife Scales

Knife Scales

We occasionally have stabilized blocks that will produce exceptional scales for your knives. Boxelder burl (clear stabilized as well as color stabilized), buckeye burl, exceptional birdseye maple, rib fruited malle, figured mesquite, black ash burl (clear and color stabilized red, blue and green), figured maple, exceptional curly maple, maple burl (clear and color stabilized), and lace redwood burl are available, to name a few.

Most blocks are cut 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 5" long. Longer blocks are sometime available. We don't maintain a written list of what is currently on hand. Please call for availability and pricing.

All the following scales/blocks have been commercially stabilized (resin impregnated).

The blocks were belt sanded (120 grit) and Cyanoacrylate glue was applied. To order click in the blue links.

Spalt Maple, Crosscut
6 3/16" long, 1 5/16" wide (face side - shown), and 3/4" thick
One set available $28.95 To order Click Here

Large Spalt Maple Block, Crosscut
9 1/4" long, 2 1/2" wide (face side - shown), and 2" thick. Weighs two pounds.
One block available $49.95 To order Click Here

Large Spalt Maple Block, Crosscut
6 3/16" long, 1 5/16" wide (face side - shown), and 3/4" thick. Weighs one pound eight ounces
One block available $38.95 To order Click Here

These curly maple blocks were boiled to speed up their drying time and were then clear stabilized. The boiling process turns the wood's color a golden brown. The blocks are solid and all have a beautiful color and high figure.

The blocks were belt sanded (120 grit) and sprayed with clear lacquer. To order the scales just click in the blue link.

Curl Maple Block A USA	Curly Maple Block B USA
1 11/16" x 1 7/8" x 5 7/16" long	1 3/4" x 1 7/8" x 5 3/8" long
$32.95	$32.95



Sold	Woody Pear Pair 108 Australia
1 11/16" x 1 13/16" x 5 7/16" long $32.95	6 1/8" long, 1 11/16" high x 11/16" thick (each slab) Looks like a dark brown Sheoak (with pronounced lace) $29.95




Sold Australia	Woody Pear Blocks 109 Sold, 110 and 112 Sold Australia
5 11/16" long, 1 11/16" high x 3/4" thick (each slab) $39.95	These blocks have been commercially stabilized. 6 1/4" long, 1 5/8" high x 1 5/8" thick (each block) Looks like a dark brown Sheoak (with pronounced lace) $29.95 each block



Birdseye Maple USA
Blocks 109, 110, and 111 $19.95 each 6" x 1 1/2" x 1" (solid piece) The 'eyes' extend through both sides of these blocks.

Some examples as submitted by our customers.....

Originals by John Norton
Albany, Georgia

Spalted curly maple (pen blank), SS Rain drop Damascus bolsters - cut & hand shaped / fitted from bar stock supplied by K & G, back-
spline hand fitted from 15000 yr old mammoth ivory.

Tim Mixon
tmixon@m-cubed.com

Spalted Maple and Damascus Steel Knife

Roger Taylor
Rtaylor653@aol.com

Buckeye Burl

Brown Curly Poplar Folding Knife & Pen

Fred Rowe, Bladesmith
Bethelridgeforge.com

"Even though I've been in the knife making business for five years, your product is my first experience with stabilized wood. I'll never go back to unstabilized wood. Great product! I really enjoyed the way it finished. The material you sent me was as described in our phone conversation. I enjoyed doing business one on one, a rare delight in today's world."



15" Bowie Knife with Stabilized Mesquite Scales, Elk Bone, Nickel/Silver Ferrule and Wrought Iron Guard	16" Damascus Steel Bowie Knife with Stabilized Maple Scales, Elk Bone, Nickel-Silver Ferrule and Wrought Iron Guard (there are 1,280 layers of steel in the blade!)


Close-up of blade

Custom Knife with Stabilized Figured Mesquite Scales and Badge Holder

Charles Osburn
ucmom03@adelphia.net

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