Materials Guide

I use a wide variety of premium domestic and exotic woods and materials.

The only materials used here are sustainably sourced hardwoods and are all well suited to hard use, especially in tool handles.

Highly figured woods, such as burls, are resin stabilized to prevent warping over time, as well as to increase their strength and hardness.

The available woods include:

  • Maple, Curly and Birdseye - A densely figured light coloured domestic hardwood. Can be dyed thoroughly to almost any colour i.e. Blue, Red, Green

  • Walnut - a dark brown domestic hardwood

  • Cherry - a red-brown domestic hardwood

  • Elm - a light brown domestic hardwood with a chevron grain

  • Olivewood - a striped light coloured hardwood

  • Black Palm - a hard black wood with light flecks

  • Bocote - a dramatically striped light brown and black wood

  • East Indian Rosewood - a purple rosewood

  • Tulipwood - a pink-orange rosewood

  • Kingwood - a striped dark purple rosewood

  • Cocobolo - a striped dark brown rosewood

  • African Blackwood - an almost pure black rosewood

  • Bubinga - a light brown striped pseudo-rosewood

  • Verawood - an extremely dense forest green wood with a chevron grain

  • Madrone Burl - an extremely hard light coloured burl

  • Stabilized Box Elder Burl - a light coloured burl, may have pink highlights. Can be dyed thoroughly to almost any colour i.e. Blue, Red, Green

  • Stabilized Redwood Burl - a tight figured red burl

  • Stabilized Maple Burl - a light coloured, highly variable and figured burl. Can be dyed thoroughly to almost any colour i.e. Blue, Red, Green

  • Stabilized Spalted Maple - maple with black stripes and almost white patches

  • Stabilized Buckeye Burl - an extremely figured, dark coloured burl

  • Snakewood - an extremely heavy, dense, and figured hardwood

  • Pink Ivory - a hard, very pink African wood

  • Macassar Ebony - a hard, dark brown and black striped wood

  • Stabilized Black and White Ebony - a light coloured wood with dramatic black strips running through the grain

  • Stacked Leather - Stacking leather on the tang of the knife makes a heavy, very durable and dexterous handle

  • Stacked Birch Bark - A lightweight, unique, and traditional handle material

If there is a unique material you want to use, It’s very likely I can procure it. Contact me if you are interested in something not listed here.