Hello,

I make knives for fun and as a hobby. It lends itself to restoring str8 razors and eventually making some. Im working on my first 4 razors and I want to make new scales. Most of the knives I make are outdoor and camp knives that get beat up so Ive never really used any fancy hardwoods. I love g10, linen micarta, and canvas micarta but nothing looks as classy as highly polished wood. Is there a list of woods that you guys have used on str8 razors scales? Im going to go threw Bell Forest Products and they have woods that are dried and not dried. They dont say anything about them being stabilized hardwoods. Do you have to use wood that is stabilized or will "dried" wood work? Woods that interest me: Zebrawood, Wenge, Tornillo wood, Macassar Ebony, Leopardwood, Kingwood, Honduras Rosewood, Gaboon Ebony, Curly Maple, Cocobolo, Bocote, Black Palm, and Black & White Ebony. If theres a website or tread with wood scale making please chime in. Any wood scale info would be great!

Thanks,

Chris