I burn wood to heat my home. In so doing, I handle 4 cords each year. I can recognize a diamond in the rough from time to time. I cut so many oak crotches and burls that I cannot count them all.
Attached pic is of a white oak crotch that I recently salvaged from the "burn box" to the "save until further review" box.
The golden question is:
*** Is this good knife scale material? Or will it break?
(I have the means to machine this "rough blank" down to proper size.)
***Is there anyone out there who wishers to trade / barter for such material and or the rough steel I have: truck springs, old files, saw blades.....
-Mert
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