Thread: What a magnificant straight

Best regards to most... and happy trails. Time to migrate. I may start something on my own site.

Originally Posted by urleebird

Here it is on one of my knives:
http://www.billysblades.com/images/Fox.4.oo1.a.jpg

Basically, it's rotted wood. Mostly from the part of the tree that was below ground level. At least that is what it is as relayed to me from other knife makers. It has great figure and was once considered useless because it is so soft. Now that the stuff can be stabilized, it has found its way into a ton of new uses. Knife handles being one of them. Stabilization involves putting the wood in a heated vacuum chamber using polymers and such to keep it from warping or shrinking ever again.

Bill you gonna restore/make any wedges larger than 8/8 with this or any other woods??

Bill,

Thanks. The Spalted looks nice but I definately
like the curly better.

JL,

You could use an ax..... Hey! make that a double bit ax....
call it a DE straight.......



Terry