Woods

Curly Birch Wood Knife Scales x 2 pieces Curly birch is a pale hardwood, growing only in a narrow, cold band north in Scandinavia and Russia. The "curly" in curly birch describes the twisted, curled grains. Curly birch has a solid texture and easy to...

Sydney Blue Gum Wooden Handle Scales Native Australian wooden scales in Sydney Blue Gum, dry and ready to use.  Size is about 140-150 x 40 x 10 mm per scale, this is a set of 2 scales. These are straight-growth or straight-grained, unlike most of...

Wild Olive Wood Knife Handle Block Heartwood is a cream or yellowish brown, with darker brown or black contrasting streaks. Color tends to deepen with age. Olive is somtimes figured with curly or wavy grain, burl, or wild grain. Somewhat easy to work,...

Turkish Walnut Blocks, 30 x 40 x 115-120 mm Highly figured solid blocks of highly figured, Turkish Walnut wood. Walnut is a sought after material for art and craft pieces due to the unique look. Walnut has a distinct odour when working, probably not our...

EMERALD coloured,  Dyed & Stabilised Maple Burl Block Extremely figured maple burl handle block pieces, stabilized in resin for sensational look and durability. Some of the best pieces we have on offer. Dyed with contrasting colours before being...

Ebony Wood Knife Handle Scales Set of 2 handle scales, each about 35 x 120 x 7-10 mm  Ebony turns superbly, and takes a very high natural polish. The piece in the picture is  sanded

Ebony Wood Knife Handle Block Solid piece of Ebony wood, dark with possible lighter brown streaks. Ebony is one of those classic woods used for a very, very long time on high-end pieces. An exclusive wood that finishes beatifully, often used in smaller...

Black Palm Handle Block, Stabilised  Stunning looking piece of black palm, polished already to show how they will end up looking. Each block is about 30 x 40 x 120 mm in size, the grains go lengthwise on the blocks for max effect. As opposed to most...

Black Palm Handle Scales, Stabilised  Set of 2 handle scales, each is about 9.5 x 40 x 120 mm in size. These are stabilised and polished, looking quite stunning even before working them! As opposed to most hardwoods, the wood closer to the bark is...

Black Poisonwood Handle Blocks  (dried and safe to work) Black Poisonwood is listed as an "uncommon" wood from Central America, easy to work and popular with cigar humidor makers, as boat decking and for jewelry boxes due to the rich colours. Latin...

Maple Wood knife block, with birdseye figure (Big Blocks) Maple is a pale wood, these are from the US. Some maple have very distinct patterns called "birdseye", these pieces are selected for the high degree of figure and play in the wood.  The...

White Ash Wood Knife Handle Scales x 2 White Ash, or American Ash is a native tree in the Eastern and Central US, The attractive and wavy grain structure has made it a popular wood for things like electric guitars and baseball bats, hammer handles and...