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Offline skullworks

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Bamboo Knife Scales?
« 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:
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Offline hova

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Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
« Reply #1 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...
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Offline skullworks

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Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 12:29:00 PM »
I would like for it to me thick enough for slabs/scales...not hidden tang.
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Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
« Reply #3 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...
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Offline Scott Roush

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Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
« Reply #4 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....
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Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Bamboo Knife Scales?
« Reply #6 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...

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