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handles may also be found on our
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Knife Handles
SIX
PAGES OF MATCHED SETS:
four knife handle set pages and two larger set
pages
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(Beautiful,
variegated Mexican Cocobolo scales on a knife by Chris Lindsay of Bend,
Oregon.)
Gilmer
Wood Company specializes in rare and exotic hardwoods for the custom
and production knife-maker. Handle woods are chosen for optimum color,
grain, and figure. We are continually searching for new and beautiful
species to offer the knife-maker.
| Snakewood
-These book-matched sets of scales are medium to high ‘figure’.
¼-3/8 x 1 ½ x 5”. $15.00/set. |
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| Thuya
Burl-These pieces all have ‘burly’ figure but are not
exhibition quality. 5/16-3/8 x 1 ½ x 5”. $10.00/set. |
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| Cocobolo-It
is hard to beat this wood for its beauty, toughness, and stability.
These blocks have cluster burls, wild striping, or gorgeous color.
1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00. |
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| Masur Birch-This
usually plain and nondescript wood has been transformed into a highly
figured, spectacular knife handle wood by the actions of an invasive
beetle. As the tree heals the damage done by the beetle's burrowing,
it creates the stunning effects shown here. $12.00 |
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Exhibition Quality
Only
a tiny percentage of blocks is good enough to be considered exhibition
grade. We sort through tens of thousands of boards and blocks to find
the ultimate in figure, color, and grain. These are truly the finest
of the finest.
| Snakewood-These
are the best. 1 x 1 ½ x 5” blocks with classic ‘banded figure’.
Both sides of block are exhibition grade. $35.00. |
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| Amboyna
Burl –There is figure in almost every square millimeter
of these blocks. 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $25.00. |
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| Thuya
Burl-These are a very lustrous, golden color with intense
figure. 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00. |
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