dablacksmith Posted November 24, 2010 Posted November 24, 2010 ime in arizona but i do shows in oregon and washington (as well as a few other states) in the summers and found a good source for handle material ... when doing the oregon state fair i talked to the wood carvers that make walking sticks... just asked if he ever had any short pieces of fairly straight wood to trade .he had a bunch (they collect wood like we collect scrap) an he gave um to me ! i made him a crooked knife blade as a thank you ! so far ive only made a couple handles from um but they hafe turned out great! that tree youve got should keep you in handles for your lifetime! injoy! Quote
Cross Pein Posted November 27, 2010 Author Posted November 27, 2010 that tree youve got should keep you in handles for your lifetime! injoy! Yeah, They left everything that didn't go into the chipper. I definitely have more hickory than I'll ever use. Unfortunately, I haven't found time to make it small enough to move inside. I need to get some of it out of the weather and get the ends shellacked. Quote
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