Thread: Newbe question: Type of Wood for Scales?

Originally Posted by cannibal

I have had good luck with stabilized woods for hunting and kitchen knife handles. Kitchen knives are in pretty demanding situations with frequent use around moisture. I think scales of stabilized wood would be a good candidate for a straight razor, but i'm new here so maybe there's someone with more experience that might be able to help out. good luck!

What do you mean by "stabilized"? I'm not a woodworker by any means, so maybe this is a dumb question. I'd think any hardwood of appropriate size and age (not green) would serve so long as you took their toxicity into consideration.

Then there are a whole world of celluloid options, plastics, etc. I saw one here on SRP somewhere that a guy made out of an old clip board and a broken tail light lens. There are a world of possibilities.