Lignum Vitae? Heaviest/Strongest wood I've seen

[Megalift]

I had a BRKT knife in a pass around with Lignum Vitae scales. I really liked it. It is supposed to be the hardes wood around. A little trivia, Lignum Vitae is actually translated (latin) as the wood of Life...

I recently re-scaled a Nexus Tito with LV (See my Avatar - Edit: Where is my Avatar?? ), it IS the hardest wood there is - They used to use it for ships bearings. It's also very heavy - Now putting the balance of the knife right back in the hand. Next I'm going to rescale a Spartaco in LV. Frankly, I love it!

 

[Troop]

Since I'm at it, don't use Cumaru for scales, either. At least, not cross-grained cuts.

 

[mack1]

Well, there's one I haven't heard of!
Now I'm gonna hafta look it up.cool 1

Can it be stabilized?

 

[Troop]

Well, there's one I haven't heard of!
Now I'm gonna hafta look it up.cool 1

Can it be stabilized?

AKA "Brazilian Teak".

 

[mack1]

Ah!

That I've heard of. Still gonna look into it though. cool 1

 

[Troop]

Ah!

That I've heard of. Still gonna look into it though. cool 1

How 'bout looking up at my post with the cracked scales for starters?

 

[mack1]

I wouldn't be pleased about that either.

And I wasn't suggesting Ray would use scales/wood that wasn't dry.
As I said, it can be difficult to tell when Lignum is dry.unsure

 

[mack1]

Just another couple pics of some Argentine Lignum. A block I have that I planed, then sanded and buffed. 2thumbs
Kinda looks like the stuff pictured above.

 

[John Andrews]

Just another couple pics of some Argentine Lignum. A block I have that I planed, then sanded and buffed. 2thumbs
Kinda looks like the stuff pictured above.

Nice looking wood, kind of reminds me of Osage Orange.

 

[medit8]

Here's 2 pics of some "Lignum Vitae" I got from Woodcrafters in Downingtown PA. They still have a few blocks there right now. I didn't think it was that hard to work with, but I am used to working with desert ironwood. I don't think I'll use it often in the future as I like more figured woods.
Thanks,
Bob
http://www.bobroseknives.com