Thread: Some of Zips recent finds - and need for two handles

Originally Posted by outback

Nice grab, should clean up a treat. So what's your thoughts on scale material, if your making them.?

I am making them, Mike. Thanks for asking. Well, at least I'm making them unless I go super-exotic and can't fabricate them myself.

I was thinking something from the islands, of course. Perhaps volcanic, perhaps exotic Hawaiian wood. There are a lot of arts and crafts shows in Waikiki that sell small blocks of wood for carving, or volcanic glass type material, but that takes a real special skill. Yet we have craftsman that can work with volcanic rock/glass here.

Of course, Bamboo and similar is always available. But my first thought to be honest was Hawaiian Koa Wood for one of the scales;



Hard, attractive and unique.

-Zip