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Old 03-06-2010, 11:46 PM
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laminated wood scales

I have noticed that a lot people tend to go for other materials and rarely use laminated wood scales. I was just curious as to why? I have used it in the past for a couple of knife kits, and to be honest, it finishes out nicely. With huge selection and reasonable price, why do people shy away from a very sturdy material considering its as tough if not tougher than a lot of woods used for scales?


anywho, just curious.


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The main reason is that customers prefer to have a solid block of wood instead of a composite. On High End Knives customers want quality. Laminated woods just do not have the quality for what customers are wanting. The laminated woods may be strong, but so is stabilized wood, or most any quality wood for that matter.
Basically it is a matter of quality and apperance.
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Old 03-07-2010, 01:47 AM
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Pakkawood used to be a perfectly respectible handle material for custom knives. But in the early '90s a bunch of low quality knives were being imported from Asia with Pakkawood handles, and the knife buying public began to associate "Pakkawood" with "cheap." To bad, really, but that impression seems to be here to stay.


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Old 03-07-2010, 10:37 AM
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I have made a couple forging hammer handles with walnut and pecan wood lams. It helps dampen the shock and looks kinda cool.

Very soon I will be making a very large knife and will use a lam handle just for looks. If you use very contrasting woods it look great. I they are not high contrasting then it just takes on a "plywood" type of appearance.
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Old 03-07-2010, 06:08 PM
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I get the bad impressions. I have seen a lot of "junk" knives that use it, and its a shame really because lam woods are hard to beat. I only have one problem with stabilized woods, and that is the cost. Ultimately, stabilized woods raise the finished cost. When you raise that cost, you are limiting the chances the knife will be used and will be place in a collection just to collect dust. That's my observation from a collectors perspective, and I would argue that its spot considering I have been collecting handmade knives for some time. I can't say lam wood isn't quality material because I would be lying. its very functional and for the cost conscience buyer looking for a good user knife its a really good choice. It may not have the flare of stabilized woods or fine exotics, but saying its of low quality is plain wrong.


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Old 03-07-2010, 07:23 PM
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Woodworkers of all skills commonly use lams to give the project a unique look and texture. Every radius angle will give an interesting geometrical pattern.

Just depends on the wood used and the artist's creativity.



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i really like those pens. I have shot one those before haha. Its a great plinker.


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