G10 and Teak wood Score!

So here is my find of the day ;) 1 G10 Jade color, 1 G10 black, 1 brown G10 and a piece of realy beautiful Teak wood:).

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Very cool. I always enjoy a little raw material pron.
Have fun making some new scales.

i love teak and epee. i feel bad for your tools though. they're killer on blades.

Thanks deighaingeal, and i will as soon as i get some timer over to get started :) what do you mean with "epee" rearviewmirror? yeah i found that out working with G10, very good looking material but it kinda kills the tools :P... Did i mention that i got all of it for free? ;)

I believe he is referencing Ipe. An extremely hardwood commonly used for decking.

Hmm alright deighaingeal, have you worked with this wood? Any tips? :)

Teak? Only about a thousand man hours.
Great wood, easy to work, yet durable.
A little oily, wipe well with acetone before finishing.
What all do you want to know?

Well that was about it deighaingeal, thanks alot!:) oh yeah any tip on some kind of finish?

Finishing can be a loaded question, but I like CA for most scales. Just on teak scales I have finished with oil, CAN poly and epoxy.

Hmm alright. What kind of oil? will there be any kind of deformations with the teak wood if i use oil?

I like tung oil, but that term can mean a range of products. Anymore I make my own oil finishes. The hardening oil finishes can take longer on teak because of the natural oils. Some like to not finish teak and you can purchase teak oil to refresh them, but as I said, I prefer CA..
Warping shouldn't occur as result of the finishing process, but warping is more likely later with an oil finish than a hard coating.

Teak is very pleasant to work with. It is oily, however, so it tends to gunk up your abrasives. Wet sand and/or clean your abrasives regularly with a rubber block or brush.

I like to leave teak as natural as possible. Just a little teak oil finish. Teak is one of the few woods that I think looks better as it ages. My mom used a paring knife with a curly teak handle and it just looks better and better every time I see it. The grain really starts to pop after it's been used and washed for a couple of years.

Phillip

Love the way your hands feel after working with teak,almost works like a lanolin skin balm.
As easy as it is to machine tho it can be tough on tools as it has a very high silica content.
My favorite finish is a minimalist approch,Artist grade clear linseed oil cut 50/50 with zippo lighter fluid,let dry,knock it down between about six coats.enjoy:)

You see what I mean about finishing?
My biggest problem with teak is if I have been working a tougher material I can sometimes sand right through the scale.

Wow lots of good advices there:) And thanks for all of them ill try to keep them in mind when im doing the next scale project from the Teak wood i got. Take care and have a good day gents :)