Hi folks, I do have a question about wood handles in general and thuya burl in particular. Is it good for a knife that is going to be used in all outoor activities(maybe "abused" a little bit). Not going to be on display. Are they any risk of quick damage? I will be very estonished about RMK will propose something that will not be excellent but different comments make me asked to people knowing better RMK. I already thanks you for your comments
Stabilized wood generally retains the original color and grain pattern, which makes it possible to use some pretty but otherwise unstable woods for handles.
Impregnation with plastic resin is intended to make the wood more stable, but does stabilized wood have any drawbacks?
Larry
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Larry W. Williams RKCC #CM-041 ABKA #046 RKS #1246
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I know that the shop uses stabilized Ironwood and many years I haven’t heard of any cracks or chips. I currently have 3 RMK's on order with all 3 different stabilized woods. We shall see
Pap
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Mike Allen RKCC-CM-086 True West Magazine Maniac Randall Collector Behring Made Collector Ruana Collector Glock Fan NRA- Life Member since 1975 mikenlu99@aol.com
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Not to hijack this thread (& perhaps I'll start a "new" one..."BUT"...(There's that word again)..."STAG" holds up incredibly well. Trust me! My #3-5" and 5-5" have skinned, gutted, and totally processed I don't know "how many" whitetails with them. (In one year I did 25, to include helping other members and guests on my Bama lease). Just sayin', Capt. Chris