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Cameroo:
Ain't nothing wrong with that! The scales on that knife are beautiful.

Did you stabilize the wood yourself? If so, can I ask how you did it?  I've got some maple burl from my dad's farm that I'd like to make some knife handles from, but I'm not sure what exactly I should do with it.  I saw a product from Lee Valley called Pentacryl that I was going to try giving it a soak in.

Pappy:
Beautiful,mighty fine work on that one. :)
   Pappy

jthompson1995:

--- Quote from: Cameroo on October 24, 2012, 02:12:48 am ---Did you stabilize the wood yourself? If so, can I ask how you did it?  I've got some maple burl from my dad's farm that I'd like to make some knife handles from, but I'm not sure what exactly I should do with it.  I saw a product from Lee Valley called Pentacryl that I was going to try giving it a soak in.

--- End quote ---

I sent this out to be professionally stabilized a few years ago.

I've heard pentacryl can have varied results depending on the kind of wood and how spalted it is.

I am just about to get all the pieces for a small hobby vacuum stabilization setup. I've read great things about the results from it. It's made by Turntex (google it) and is very similar to the method used by the pros.

 

mullet:
Very nice! Almost looks like a Ruger stainless polish.

GregB:
Very nice work!

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