Stabilized woon handles

[pearsoncougar]

hey everyone, im new to the knife makeing and just trying to figure out if the wood for a handle needs to be stableized? if its not stableised will it fall apart? what are the benefits of stableised wood? thanks, Chris!

[skullworks]

Stabilized wood is better at not being affected by temperature and moisture. Not all wood needs to be stabilized like Ironwood, cocobolo & snakewood. Some soft woods ability to with stand use and dents is greatly enhanced by stabilizing.

[Ragnarok Forge]

Skullworks hit it on the head.  Soft woods need stabilization, hardwoods usually don't.  I almost always use hardwoods so I don't use stabilized wood at all.