Holly wood?

James Terrio

James Terrio

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Not where the rockstars and starlets live, I mean the tree. ;) Just met a carpenter who occasionally makes knives, who has more than he knows what to do with and wants to give me a big chunk. It was cut down over a year ago. He says it finishes up real nice and makes good knife handles.

Any tips?

PS yes, I gave him a KD/USAknifemaker business card. Turns out he's ordered from Tracy before and was happy about it. :biggrin:
 
First of all, I'd get a moisture meter. They're not all that expensive and they will tell you if it is dry enough to use. Whether it is dry enough will depend on how thick he cut it and where he was drying it. I used to have some but they seem do have dissapeared when I move here from Virginia. I was going to use it on something as an ivory substitute. I'm going to have to look up some of my wood suppliers on Ebay and see if they have any.

Doug Lester
 
That's what this fellow said, it finishes up almost like ivory. I'll see what I can find out regarding a moisture meter... there's plenty wood-working shops/suppliers around, maybe I could get them to test it?

If it's ready to cut up, I'll send some your way. If not, it will just have to relax for another year or two. What the heck, it's free!
 
James, I've cut up a holly tree, and tried to pull a few out of the ground.
The tree, shrub with triangular pointy tip leaves, is TOUGH from my limited experience.
Good Luck, Dozier
 
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