STABILIZED Cedar 7x2 inch Knife Scales 3/8” Thick Handles (1 Pair) Handcrafted

Description

This is for a pair (2 pieces) of CEDAR that is STABILIZED (resin impregnated) WOODEN knife handles (Scales). They roughly measure
7
inches long by 2 inches wide and are approximately 3/8th inch thick. This measurements may very slightly due to needed planing or sanding. Most of the time I try to provide you with MORE material then listed to allow for mistakes, or unique designs.
These scales are made from beautiful hand-selected Cedar grown, milled, and cut in Western Kentucky. I use heat activated Stabilizing Resin (the very popular and wonderfully preforming Cactus Juice) in making these scales. These are gorgeous Knife handles and will set your knifes apart from the rest!
ALL OF THE THESE SCALES HAVE BEEN STABILIZED. If you are unfamiliar with wood stabilization; Stabilizing wood is very very important, especially for wood that is being used on a knife, sword, gun, pen, ring, etc. Stabilizing helps prevent the wood from expanding and contracting in various temperatures and humid environments. Non-Stabilized knife handles will move and crack over time and especially during changing Atmospheric conditions.
These scales have been submersed in a special type of resin, then placed in a vacuum chamber. The vacuum then pulls the air out of the wood over time. Since they are submerged in resin, the resin gets pulled into and fills the small pores, imperfections, and gaps that are found inside of wood. Knots, which are a beautiful part of wood, are usually cut out of small wood construction. They are no problem when stabilized. The resin, once cured, acts like a glue and locks normal weak points together. When the vacuum process is completed, the scales are left to soak in the Cactus Juice resin for several hours. Allowing them to do so after vacuum is a very, very crucial part. Not allowing enough time to soak is often overlooked by novices and results in not properly stabilized wood. When the vacuum is let off, normal atmosphere pressure draws even more resin into the wood over time. Once sufficient time has passed, they are then wrapped in aluminum foil placed in a oven and heated 215°F for an hour or however long is needed, contingent on the wood’s thickness. This causes the resin inside of the wood to harden, thus solidifying the once porous wood into fixed hardened wooden knife scales. Make sure whoever does your stabilizing knows what they are doing or you’re wasting your money. Once cooled, I sand each scale individually to remove the hardened excess resin. I then plane each scale on a jointer to make sure they sit on flush on your tang. Finally I apply a light coat of mineral oil for presentation.
I’m very proud of my work, I take my time and I make these extremely durable so they will last your knife for generations to come.
Please share pictures of your knives when you are finished! It’s my favorite part of this process.
Condition is New. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.