[trx_sc_promo type=”modern” icon_type=”fontawesome” icon_fontawesome=”” title_style=”default” title_align=”default” title=”Selecting a Wood” subtitle=”” description=”Full tang or hidden tang knife handles are usually synthetic constructed material such as micarta, G-10, or epoxied material. Knife handles are also made of natural material such as bone, antler, and wood. Wood is the most common and many species are fragile or soft requiring the wood to be stabilized. This process makes softer wood or spalted wood hard through the use of a vacuum chamber, stabilizing liquid, and heat. The results are hard blocks of wood that are able to take a lot of use and punishment. I use wood stabilization when needed and can help you decide on the handle material in customizing your knife.” link=”” link_text=”” link_image=”” link2=”” link2_text=”” text_bg_color=”” image=”9188″ image_position=”left” image_width=”50%” image_cover=”1″ image_bg_color=”” size=”normal” text_width=”3_4″ text_float=”left” text_align=”left” full_height=”” text_paddings=”1″ text_margins=”” gap=”” scheme=”inherit” id=”” class=”” css=””][/trx_sc_promo]