Kingwood scales -- Fit for a king?
I was getting the kingwood plank sized in preparation for resawing and really liked the side grain pattern when I saw it. So I resawed some with the side as face grain for scale blanks.
Just made these to see if the large grain works on scales as I thought it might and I like the look but I have a soft spot for purple and violet tones in a wood.
These are only sanded to 600 and sealed with tung oil. I will sand them up to 1500 and give them the royal CA treatment when the tung oil dries. The CA finish will make the grain sharper. The color will not be affected.
I want to hear your honest opinion about the look of these scales. Do you find this wood attractive and would you want to see it used on future projects?
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image...woodScales.jpg