Spalted Maple Burl Knife Handle by Craig Bell

This first picture is a modified knife kit with stabilized spalted maple burl scales, black liners and mosaics.

Craig Bell is from Brighton, Ontario, Canada.

About 3 months ago Craig got into rescaling knives as a stress reliever from work. So far he’s mostly done custom handles for Fallknivens and kit knives, but has a few pieces of 1095 and D2 bar stock marked out to do a few knives from scratch in the near future.

The second picture is a Fallhaven H1 with redwood knife scales, red liners and mosaics.

Next on Craig’s list is to modify a folder.  Very nice work Craig, I’m sure we’ll be seeing lots more of your beautiful work!

If you’re looking at dressing up your Colt 1911 with some fancy new grips, you may want to consider using stabilized wood.  Some of the benefits of using acrylic stabilized wood are:

• Protection from moisture
• Wood will not shrink or warp
• Protection from humidity changes
• UV Light Protection
• Machines well, no tearout
• Does not require a finish
• Scratches polish/buff out
• Finish will not wear off

Pictures courtesy of  Sarge’s Grips

Another benefit of using stabilized wood is you can choose just about any wood you want.  Some of the most beautiful woods for pistol grips are spalted, which are most often too soft to use…unless they are stabilized.  Burl woods can also be a little finicky to work with and stabilizing makes them easier to machine and finish.

Stabilized buckeye burl knife handle on a mosaic damascus steel blade, by Randy Haas

Randy Haas is the owner of HHH Knives He prides himself on creating knives that are not only beautiful but also functional.  Randy uses the finest materials for his knife handles, including mammoth ivory and tooth, stabilized burl wood and abalone shell.   He chooses the best steel for his blades ranging from high carbon stainless steel to the most incredible damascus steel.

To learn more about Randy and see his gallery of knives, visit HHH Knives online

Burl Handle Knife pictured in header provided courtesy of HHH Knives

Well now that the contest is over, I’d like to announce the winners of our promotion.

The first 10 people who responded to the post are:

1. Mick Hogan
2. Justin Unruh
3. Steve Whitelock
4. Jesse ?
5. David ?
6. Richard Holzberg
7. Harold Clitheroe
8. Vince ?
9. Joseph Rossi
10. Richard Hood

The winners will be contacted today and we’ll get their knife scales shipped out as soon as we have a mailing address to send them to.

Thanks to everyone for their participation.  If you would like to be notified of future promotions like this one, please  CONTACT US and we’ll add your email address to our mailing list.

Thanks again!

Mike and Christina