Camphor Burl Knife Handle Blanks
Cinnamomum sp.
This rare burl is from S.E. Asia and is seldom seen on the world market. It is fine-grained and varies in color from a light reddish-brown to almost scarlet. It is easy to work and has a very pungent, spicy scent. For a burl it is remarkably stable. Green to partially air dried.
Item Number: W37805
Amboyna Burl Knife Handle Blanks
Pterocarpus indicus
One of the world's most rare and beautiful burls. A light to deep reddish-orange, sometimes with darker lines, and with a lovely, spicy scent, there is hardly an area not highly figured with bird's-eyes. Hard & heavy and capable of taking a fine polish.
F has some defects, priced accordingly.
Item Number: W37515
Amboyna Burl Knife Handle Blanks
Pterocarpus indicus
One of the world's most rare and beautiful burls. A light to deep reddish-orange, sometimes with darker lines, and with a lovely, spicy scent, there is hardly an area not highly figured with bird's-eyes. Hard & heavy and capable of taking a fine polish.
Item Number: W37497
Snakewood Knife Handle Blanks
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W37287
Masur Birch Knife Handle Blanks
Betula alba
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.
Item Number: W37164
Masur Birch Knife Handle Blanks
Betula alba
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.
Item Number: W37163
Snakewood Knife Handle Blanks
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W37149
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blank
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W36946
Snakewood Book-matched Knife Handle Scales
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W36823
Snakewood Book-matched Knife Handle Scales
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W36822
Snakewood Book-matched Knife Handle Scales
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W36821
Snakewood Book-matched Knife Handle Scales
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W36820
Snakewood Knife Handle Scales
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
E has a small check on one edge, but the dimensions reflect the viable material.
Item Number: W36789
Snakewood Knife Handle Scales
Piratinera guianensis
Also called Letterwood and Leopardwood. Color: dark red to reddish brown with irregular black speckles or stripes. Fine textured and highly lustrous. Very hard and heavy, 75-84 lbs/cu ft. Takes a beautiful finish. Very rare and very expensive. Guyana and Surinam.
Item Number: W36788
Goncalo Alves Knife Handle Blanks
Astronium sp.
This South American wood is very fine-grained and attractively colored with black streaks and striping. Hard and heavy, it turns quite well and takes a glassy-smooth polish.
Item Number: W36628
Figured Black Mesquite Book-matched Knife Handle Sets
Prosopis nigra
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.
Item Number: W36586
Figured Black Mesquite Knife Handle Blanks
Prosopis nigra
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.
Item Number: W36585
Figured Black Mesquite Knife Handle Blanks
Prosopis nigra
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.
Item Number: W36584
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W35308
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W35307
Pink Ivory
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W35283
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W34897
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W34477
Brazilian Kingwood Knife Handle Bundles
Dalbergia cearensis
A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.
Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.
10 pieces per bundle.
Ask about quantity discounts.
Item Number: OS85
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W34251
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W34230
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W34175
West African Ebony Knife Handle Blank Bundles
Diospyros crassiflora
Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.
Each bundle has 5 pieces.
Item Number: W33626
Figured Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W32571
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W32314
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W32313
Pink Ivory Knife Handle Blanks
Berchemia zeyheri
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.
Item Number: W32150
Coronavirus Update on 3/24
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