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Wooden Scales--Durable?

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il Offline israelpiper

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Wooden Scales--Durable?
on: February 04, 2018, 10:27:28 PM
Three walnut-scaled SAKS.
Anyone have long-term experience with durability of these scales? Need oiling? Or does oil hurt stabilized wood? I did put teak oil on them.

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Re: Wooden Scales--Durable?
Reply #1 on: February 04, 2018, 10:47:14 PM
Did you make the scales yourself?  If so, nice job!!!


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Re: Wooden Scales--Durable?
Reply #2 on: February 04, 2018, 11:06:32 PM
I love the Evowood scales - It's a bit of a lucky dip when you order them online, cos some are really bland and others more interesting looking. You got some great examples there.
I fuss a bit over mine - I wouldn't stick one in a pocket full of loose coins cos you know it's not the coins that will get dented. At the same time they are too pretty not to use. In a pocket with non metallic objects I reckon they'll be OK. Oil is good; can't really do any harm.
I'm very jealous of that Rangerwood - it's a stunnah!
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Re: Wooden Scales--Durable?
Reply #3 on: February 04, 2018, 11:54:35 PM
Don't think oiling them will hurt, but do not think it's necessary since (as far as I know) stabilized wood is basicly infused with resin/glue so it won't soak up any water. But keeping it away from metal in the pocket sounds like a good idea.

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Re: Wooden Scales--Durable?
Reply #4 on: February 05, 2018, 06:24:45 AM
Definitely NOT  my work.  Factory standards from Delemont.  I did notice in the shop display that some of the Rangerwood 55s had very different tone on the two sides. They really do vary. Some grain comes out better with oil and/or wax than others. I used a treatment technique similar to traditional bagpipe makers who hand rub oil and wax into Blackwood (Mpingo), Ebony, and Boxwood.  Not stabilized because they are hard and dense. So I wondered how the infused resin in Victorinox Swiss walnuss might react with oils, if it might degrade the bond between the wood and the resin.

I avoided buying some real regular use SAK models in wood for outdoor use because I worried about longterm durability. I need not to worry about my utilty Rangers or Huntsmans.  The Rangerwood 55 interestingly enough appears to be harder than the little town pocket carries.

They all darkened over time, but differently. Which is good. As long as I am not ruining the stabilizing resin bond...

I am looking getting another Rangerwood 55, hopefully with a very different grain.
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Re: Wooden Scales--Durable?
Reply #5 on: February 05, 2018, 06:52:30 AM
I love walnut and your knives are beautiful. I like the bottom one especially.
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