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Title: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: skullworks on September 25, 2010, 09:13:00 AM

Anyone know of a source for bamboo knife scales? I've heard of people using bamboo flooring. Anyone know of any more sources? Prefer it to be stabilized. Thanks!   :goldtooth:

Title: Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: hova on September 25, 2010, 11:32:00 AM

depends on what kind of bamboo you want. ive seen some nice ones that were just the outer piece of the culm. the guy had checkered them , and it was a very grippy , solid handle...

Title: Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: skullworks on September 25, 2010, 12:29:00 PM

I would like for it to me thick enough for slabs/scales...not hidden tang.

Title: Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: hova on September 25, 2010, 02:54:00 PM

youre going to need mature bamboo , thats around 6" in diameter. most of it that size is around 3/4" thick or more.

what i meant was you could use the natural roundness as slabs...

Title: Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: Scott Roush on September 25, 2010, 04:52:00 PM

when you get a knife done with boo, let us know! I've always thought of making a bamboo/ipe handle to match my boo/ipe longbow....

Title: Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: tippit on September 25, 2010, 05:34:00 PM

Go to Walmart or Marshalls, buy bamboo cutting boards cheap with the number of slabs you can get out of one.  They make a very light handle...Doc

Title: Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
Post by: hova on September 25, 2010, 07:18:00 PM

GREAT IDEA ! i even had one of these that we tossed when we moved last month....damn that sucks...

-hov