Osage Orange Knife Scales | Bookmatched Pair | 150 × 50 × 10mm

A striking and characterful knife scale blank crafted from Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera), a dense North American hardwood prized for its vivid golden-yellow colour and exceptional hardness. The end grain orientation gives each pair a distinctive, tight figure — and that luminous golden tone deepens to a rich amber with age and finishing, making for a handle that only improves over time.

Wood Characteristics

• Colour: Vivid golden-yellow, deepening to rich amber with age and light exposure
• Grain: End grain orientation — tight, dense figure with excellent stability
• Hardness: Exceptionally hard and dense — outstanding durability and long-term handle performance
• Finish: Takes oil and resin finishes beautifully; the end grain may benefit from a grain sealer or resin stabilisation for a glassy result
• Workability: Hard on tools — keep edges sharp and sand progressively for best results

Supplied

• Dimensions (each scale): Approx 150 × 50 × 10mm
• Supplied as a bookmatched pair — both scales cut from the same piece for a mirrored figure
• End grain orientation
• Unfinished — ready for shaping and finishing
• Pairs are picked at random from current stock

Natural wood — colour, grain, and figuring will vary between pairs. Images are representative of the species.