Im working on a knife and i want the handle to be wood and copper. Like copper hilt and butt cap, but i was wanting to get some ideas on what kind of wood would look good with copper.
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Im working on a knife and i want the handle to be wood and copper. Like copper hilt and butt cap, but i was wanting to get some ideas on what kind of wood would look good with copper.
Osage orange, but it's hard stuff
Something dark like Walnut.
Don't have an opinion on the wood but I would use brass. Copper is too soft.
I love the look of polished copper, I would go with a dark wood with reddish undertones, rosewood, Mexican Ironwood/ Palo Fierro, or cocobolo.
I agree about dark woods. Especially something with reddish undertones. I have some dark ironwood burl with reddish orange swirls that I wanted to use copper liners with. Polished copper looks nice, but with any polished metal with a knife it doesn't last long once you start to use it.
Well I thought, I posted a reply but I guess it never actually posted. Anyways. I like the suggestions. What do you guys think about using wenge or figured bubinga or black palm. If I did the wenge it was only be sanded smooth and some light coats of oil as I love the feel of the wood. I do like walnut though, especially some highly figured walnut would be nice. I guess the best thing to do would be to take some copper into wood craft play the matching game.