Thread: Snakewood - gorgeous stuff

It's tough. It's beautiful. It's very expensive. And it's worth it, I think. I think this 8/8 Friodur looks great with the snakewood scales I fitted for it.

Nice wood and a good job...

Originally Posted by PapaBull

It's tough. It's beautiful. It's very expensive. And it's worth it, I think. I think this 8/8 Friodur looks great with the snakewood scales I fitted for it.

Where did you get the snakewood? You've inspired me to give it a shot. I have a 7/8 Friodur that could use a face lift. I'm going to try creating snakewood scales for it (I hope it turns out half a good as your efforts). cheers,

Jim, there are several places to get the stuff, but most make you call for availability and don't tell you how much they're going to ream you for if they do have it. I happened to get a box of snakewood scraps from a high end woodworker and it was still more expensive than a little bit.

This is my favorite kind of day to visit the forums, with all kinda great pics of beautiful blades in handsome scales. No exception here, nicely done, PapaBull.

Wow that really looks great. That wood and the blade size really go together. Great job.

really looks great! wanna sell it?

If Clarman happens to change his mind, consider me next in line. Nice work!

Hal

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That's a good example of the price one can expect to pay for a tiny piece of snakewood. $20.00 for a 5 inch piece. Unfortunately, that's about 1/2" short of what's needed for a 5/8 razor and about an inch short of what's needed for a 7/8 or 8/8 razor. That's the big problem with buying knife handle blanks. They're almost always too short (5 inches).