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also look on the matched sets pages for knife scales

Please Note: We can split blocks in half to produce book-matched scales @ $2.00 a block. For quantities of ten or more call for a quote. Saw kerf is approximately .100". A 1" thick block will produce two 3/8" scales.

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Masur Birch
(Betula alba)
Knife Handle Blocks

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Also called Alpine Burl or Karelian Burl after the Finnish province of Karelia where it is often found. The high figure found in this wood is caused when the tree heals the damage done by an invasive boring beetle. The beetle infestation leaves the trees stunted and sometimes deformed but produces wood with small twists and swirls that highlight the darker, burly figure. Rare.

#W17783A 15/16 x 1 ½ x 5 3/16" $5.00
#W17783B 7/8 x 2 x 5 7/8" $7.50
#W17783C 7/8 x 2 x 5 1/8" $6.25-sold
#W17783D 1 1/8 x 2 x 5 3/16" $8.75-sold
#W17783E 1 3/16 x 2 x 5 ¼" $8.75
#W17783F 1 1/8 x 2 x 5 3/16" $8.75
#W17783G 1 3/16 x 2 x 5 1/8" $8.75-sold

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Pink Ivory
(Berchemia zeyheri)
Knife Handle Blocks

A fairly rare wood from Southern Africa ranging in color from light pink to watermelon red. At one time it was described as being "rarer than diamonds". It is very dense, hard and heavy and takes a very high polish. Beautiful for turnery, inlays and other precious items.

#W16998A 1 x 1 5/8 x 4 3/8" $15.00-sold
#W16998B 1 x 1 11/16 x 5" $12.00
#W16998C 1 x 1 ¾ x 5" $12.00-sold
#W16998D 1 x 1 ½ x 5" $22.00-sold
#W16998E 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8" $12.00-sold
#W16998F 1 x 1 ½ x 6 1/8" $14.00
#W16998G 1 x 1 ½ x 8 ¾" $16.00-sold

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Mexican Cocobolo
(Dalbergia retusa)
Box of Knife Handle Blanks

These 77 blocks 1 x 1 ½ x 5" & 2 pair scales all have defects that preclude their use as #1 handle material. Still useable for small turnings, pens, inlays, etc.

#SP1033
$65.00/lot

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blanks
These were cut to show the classic Snakewood banding on the wide, show faces.

#W17436A 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00-sold
#W17436B 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00
#W17436C 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00
#W17436D 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00
#W17436E 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00-sold
#W17436F 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00
#W17436G 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $30.00-sold

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blanks
Second quality blocks.

#W17437A 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17437B 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17437C 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17437D 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17437E 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17437F 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" (small check one face) $5.00-sold

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blanks
Second quality blocks.

#W17438A 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00-sold
#W17438B 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17438C 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17438D 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17438E 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" (small check one face) $5.00-sold
#W17438F 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" (small check one face) $5.00

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blanks
Second quality blocks.

#W17439A 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17439B 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17439C 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17439D 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17439E 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00-sold
#W17439F 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blanks
Second quality blocks.

#W17440A 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" (small check one face) $5.00-sold
#W17440B 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17440C 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" (small check one face) $5.00-sold
#W17440D 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00
#W17440E 1-1 1/8 x 1 ½ x 5" $12.00-sold

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Amboyna Burl
(Pterocarpus indicus)
Knife Handle Blocks
Exhibition quality blocks.

#W17724A 1 x 1 5/8 x 5 3/16" $22.00-sold
#W17724B 1 x 1 5/8 x 5 5/8" $22.00-sold
#W17724C 1 x 1 15/8 x 6 3/8" $24.00-sold
#W17724D 1 x 1 5/8 x 6 15/16" $24.00

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Figured Frog Hair Mesquite
(Prosopis nigra)
Knife Handle Blanks

A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog's-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood. Air-dried.

#W17499A 1 1/16 x 1 ¾-2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17499B 1 1/16 x 1 ¾-2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17499C 1 1/16 x 1 ¾-2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17499D 1 1/16 x 1 ¾-2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17499E 1 1/16 x 1 ¾-2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold
#W17499F 1 1/16 x 1 ¾-2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold

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Figured Frog Hair Mesquite
(Prosopis nigra)
Knife Handle Blanks

A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog's-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood. Air-dried.

#W17500A 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17500B 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold
#W17500C 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold
#W17500D 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold
#W17500E 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold
#W17500F 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00

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Figured Frog Hair Mesquite
(Prosopis nigra)
Knife Handle Blanks

A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog's-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood. Air-dried.

#W17501A 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17501B 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17501C 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17501D 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00
#W17501E 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00-sold
#W17501F 1 1/16 x 2 x 5 9/16" $8.00

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Thuya Burl
(Tetraclinis articulata)
Knife Handle Blocks

This comes from the Atlas mountains in Morocco and has a beautiful golden chatoyance. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. Thuya burl is hard and dense with a high oil content, but tends to be brittle. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird's-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands. A rare species, this exquisite wood is used for inlays, small boxes, turnery, and precious objects.

#W17715A 1 x 1 5/8 x 5" $15.00-sold
#W17715B 15/16 x 1 ¾ x 4 7/8" $8.00
#W17715C 1 1/16 x 1 ¾ x 5 ½" $10.00
#W17715D 1 x 1 7/8 x 5 5/8" $12.00-sold

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Book-matched Knife Handle Sets

#W16113A ea. pc. ¼ x 1 ½ x 5 5/8” $25.00
#W16113B ea. pc. 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 8 ½” $20.00-sold
#W16113C ea. pc. ¼ x 1 ½ x 9 ¾” $25.00

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Book-matched Knife Handle Sets

#W16114A ea. pc. 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 5” $30.00-sold
#W16114B ea. pc. 5/16 x 1 ½ x 5” $25.00
#W16114C ea. pc. 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 5” $25.00
#W16114D ea. pc. 3/8 x 1 ¾ x 5 9/16” $35.00-sold

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Book-matched Knife Handle Sets

#W16115A ea. pc. 3/8 x 1 ½ x 5 9/16” $35.00
#W16115B ea. pc. 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 5” $35.00-sold
#W16115C ea. pc. 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 5 1/8” $35.00-sold
#W16115D ea. pc. 3/8 x 2 x 5 3/16” $35.00-sold

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Book-matched Knife Handle Sets

#W16116A ea. pc. 1/8 x 1 x 3 ¾” $10.00-sold
#W16116B ea. pc. ¼ x 1 x 4 ¼” $12.50
#W16116C ea. pc. 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 3 ¾” $10.00-sold
#W16116D ea. pc. 3/16 x 1 x 5 9/16” $12.50

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Book-matched Knife Handle Sets

#W16069A each piece 3/16 x 1 ¼ x 3 3/16” $10.00/set
#W16069B each piece 3/16 x 1 x 4” $10.00/set
#W16069C each piece 3/16 x 1 x 4” $10.00/set
#W16069D each piece ¼ x 1 x 4” $10.00/set-sold
#W16069E each piece 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 4 7/16” $10.00/set-sold
#W16069F each piece 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 4 7/16” $10.00/set-sold

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Snakewood (Piratinera guianensis) Book-matched Knife Handle Sets #W16070A each piece 3/16 x 1 ¼ x 4 ½” $12.50/set #W16070B each piece 3/16 x 1 ¼ x 8 ¼” $18.00/set

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Figured Black Mesquite
(Prosopis nigra)

Book-matched Knife Handle/Pistol Grip Sets
A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog’s-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood. Air-dried.

#W16059A each piece 3/8 x 2 x 5 ½” $10.00/set
#W16059B each piece 3/8 x 2 x 5 ½” $10.00/set
#W16059C each piece 3/8 x 2 x 5 ½” $10.00/set
#W16059D each piece 3/8 x 2 x 5 ½” $10.00/set
#W16059E each piece 3/8 x 2 x 5 ½” $10.00/set
#W16059F each piece 3/8 x 2 x 5 ½” $10.00/set

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Amboyna Burl
(Pterocarpus indicus)
Knife Handle Blanks

One of the world’s most rare and beautiful burls. A light to deep reddish-orange, sometimes with darker lines, there is hardly an area not highly figured.

#W15665A 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15665B 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15665C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00
#W15665D 1 x 1 ½ x 5” (small defects) $10.00-sold
#W15665E 1 x 1 ½ x 5” (small defects) $10.00-sold

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Figured Black Mesquite
(Prosopis nigra)
Knife Handle Blocks

A very few pieces of Mesquite are figured with what we call frog’s-hair curl, a small, tight curl with as many as 12-15 curls per inch. A very stable wood.

#W15567A 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00-sold
#W15567B 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00
#W15567C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00
#W15567D 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00-sold
#W15567E 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00
#W15567F 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $10.00-sold

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Figured Ceylon Satinwood
Knife Handle Bundle – 5 pieces

#W15443
1 x 1 ½ x 5”
$25.00/lot

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Amboyna Burl
(Pterocarpus indicus)
Knife Handle Blanks

These are exhibition-quality blanks and are heavily figured throughout. Rare.

#W15398A 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15398B 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15398C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15398D 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15398E 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00-sold
#W15398F 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blanks

These are exhibition-quality blanks and are heavily figured throughout. Rare.

#W15401A 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8” $30.00-sold
#W15401B 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8” $30.00-sold
#W15401C 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8” $30.00-sold
#W15401D 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8” $30.00-sold
#W15401E 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8” $30.00
#W15401F 1 x 1 ½ x 5 1/8” $30.00-sold

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Zebrawood
Knife Blanks

#W15729A $3.50
#W15729B $3.50-sold
#W15729C $3.50
#W15729D $3.50-sold
#W15729E $3.50-sold
#W15729F $3.50
#W15729G $3.50
#W15729H $3.50
#W15729I $3.50-sold
#W15729J $3.50-sold

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Figured African Mahogany
(Khaya ivorensis)

Knife Handle & Pistol Grip Blanks

#W15282A 1 x 2 ½ x 5” $7.50-sold
#W15282B 1 x 2 ½ x 5” $7.50-sold
#W15282C 1 x 2 ½ x 5 ½” $7.50

board

#W15282D 1 x 4 x 17” $18.00

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blocks

#W14173A 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $30.00-sold
#W14173B 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $30.00
#W14173C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $30.00-sold
#W14173D 1 x 1 3/8 x 5” $30.00-sold

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Snakewood
(Piratinera guianensis)
Knife Handle Blocks

#W14174A 1 x 1 3/8 x 5” $12.50
#W14174B 1 x 1 ¾ x 5” $12.50
#W14174C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $12.50
#W14174D 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $12.50

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Mixed Figured Species
Knife Handle Bundle 5 pieces made up of Bubinga, Pink Ivory, Masur Birch, Bee’s-wing Ceylon Satinwood
#W14650A each piece 1 x 1 ½-1 ¾ x 5 1/8-6” $30.00/lot-sold

Figured Mexican Cocobolo
Knife Handle Bundles – 5 pieces each

#W14650B 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00/lot-sold
#W14650C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00/lot
#W14650D 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $20.00/lot-sold

We will re-saw any of the above blocks into book-matched scale sets for $2.00 a block.

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Figured Bubinga
(Guibourtia tessmannii)
Knife Handle Blank Bundles – 5 pieces each

Called by some woodworkers African Rosewood, Bubinga is a deep, lustrous, brownish-red color with a fine, darker striping. The figure makes the wood doubly beautiful. It is very hard and heavy and takes a glassy, smooth finish. Kiln-dried.

#W13670A-sold
each piece 1 x 1 3/8 x 5” $12.50/lot
#W13670B
each piece 1 x 1 7/16-1 ½ x 5” $12.50/lot

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New Guinea Striped Ebony
Knife Handle Blanks

#W12463A 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463B 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463C 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463D 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463E 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463F 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463G 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463H 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00-sold
#W12463I 1 x 1 ½ x 5” $6.00

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contact Myles Gilmer, Jim MacDermot, or Marc Culbertson.

Fax (503) 274-9839

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