Damascus & Black and White Ebony End Grain Knife

Here is the before! The right scale has had a cellulose grain sealant applied so I could see what it woul look like finished. I cant wait to get started!

Knife handle

Heres what I mean: The wooden scale is completely perfectly flat. The knife handle has uneven levels that will make it impossible to make it flush. I cant give a shotty knife as a wedding present

Buckeye Burl Pen for James Wolfe

More burlwood! click to enlarge

Ancient Kauri - New Zealand - 30-50,000 yrs old. One of the rarest woods on the planet

Excavating Kauri from ancient bogs and swamps
Big Leaf Maple Burl - Oregon
Camphor Burl - Laos

Redwood Lace Burl - N. CaliforniaSatinwood Burl - Laos
Kamagong Ebony - S.E. Asia
Afzelia Xlay Lace - Laos - One of the most expensive woods on earth. Sells for $150 a pound!
Jackfruit Burl - Caribbean islands
Gmelia Burl - Laos

Current wood stock 6/10/11

Here are pictures of every species I currently have to work with. I JUST got a large shipment of stock from Laos, and Hawaii. Some of the woods pictured sell for over $100/lb, and are among the rarest on earth. Amboyna burl is so rare that it may not exist at all in another ten years! For each pen I will cut a piece with the highest figure of the stock. I hope you like what you see! (click to enlarge pictures)

MACASSAR EBONY - E. Indies

BUCKEYE BURL - N. California




CLARO WALNUT BURL - Oregon




PHEASANT WOOD - Hawaii



DOTTED EBONY - Laos




THINWIN - Burma





AMBOYNA BURL - Laos *Rarest burlwood on earth!





AFZELIA BURL - Laos






BLACK AND WHITE EBONY - Laos






CURLY KOA - Hawaii





MARBLED OLIVEWOOD - California *already cut for pens

Amboyna Burl

Piece 1: Dimension: 2" x 2" x 6 7/8" Price $30








Piece 2 Dimension: 1 3/8" x 5 3/8" x 7 1/8" Price: $65





Piece 3: Dimensions: 1 7/8" x 4 7/8" x 12 5/8" Price: $185