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12-16-2009, 06:29 PM
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Finishing Stabilized Wood
I picked up some Alabama Damascus blade blanks and some stabilized Spalted Maple scale material at the Chesapeake Knife Show. I have never used stablized wood. I resawed the wood and it machined like plastic. When sanding to remove the bandsaw marks, the wood seemed to polish. I'm thinking that this wood will not need or take any finish. Am I correct?
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12-16-2009, 07:01 PM
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that is right,,,,just sand it down as fine as you can go and polish
__________________ 31 years old and home computer is a PSP!!!
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12-16-2009, 07:28 PM
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You got it. The stabilization process basically fills all of the voids so stains won't soak in and no need to seal it with anything. I usually sand to about 600 and hit it with the buffer.
-dr __________________ www.ruhligknives.com "The choice isn't between success and failure; it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity." - Keith Ferrazi
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01-07-2010, 10:14 AM
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Great Job Bill and Beautiful scales!!
 Frank __________________ ?Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.? Franklin D. Roosevelt
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01-07-2010, 10:39 AM
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That turned out great!
__________________ C Craft Customs With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! C Craft
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01-07-2010, 02:45 PM
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That one turned out really nice. Also, Brad's Damascus is super as well I have been using his damascus since he first started up. Good friend and he stands behind his work as well.
CUrtis __________________ Curtis Wilson Wilson's Custom Knives, Engraving, and Scrimshaw
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01-07-2010, 05:56 PM
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Thanks for the compliments. The scales came from Wood Lab www.woodlab.biz
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01-07-2010, 08:10 PM
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Nice job Bill! I like the contrast of the dark damascus and the light scales. The maple has some nice figuring, but not too busy. Great package.
-Dave __________________ www.ruhligknives.com "The choice isn't between success and failure; it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity." - Keith Ferrazi
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01-08-2010, 11:23 AM
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COOL! I like it - alot!
I just bought my first slabs of stabilized Buckeye from Ernie G. I can't wait to put it on something! __________________ Dennis "..good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from poor judgement.." -Gary McMahan, a cowboy poet and good dancer. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...24112090995576
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