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Wood for Knife Making: Handle Material Made of Stabilized Wood

A knife handle should feel good in the hand, look good and stand up to moisture, skin oils and cleaning for many years. Stabilized wood combines the look and feel of real wood with much higher dimensional stability than untreated wood. We make it using our own process in our workshop in Berlin.

Knife handles made of stabilized burl wood in blue, brown and dark blue
Knife handles made of stabilized burl wood in green, purple and red
Knife handles made of stabilized wood: green and yellow burl, spalted wood and blue
Turned knife handles made of stabilized burl wood in natural tones
Knife handles made of spalted stabilized wood and blue burl wood

Knives in the photos by our customers: Manfred Grandis, Antoine Van Looke, Antoine Krecké, Florian Vater, Roland Walter and Patrick Bauer

Handle Blocks and Handle Scales

Handle blocks made of stabilized wood in many colors and grain patterns
Handle scales made of stabilized burl wood in many colors

Wood Species and Colors

In the shop you will find poplar burl, walnut, chestnut, box elder, spalted beech, maple, ash, sycamore and thuja burl, among others. We dye in one, two or three colors or keep the wood transparent so the natural grain stays visible. Every piece is one of a kind: you receive exactly the piece in the photo.

Why Stabilized Wood for Knife Handles?

Stabilized wood warps much less, is more resistant to cracking and less sensitive to moisture than untreated wood. It can be sawn, sanded and polished like hardwood and still remains wood. How stabilized wood compares with other knife handle materials (such as Micarta, G10, horn and natural wood) is explained in our guide: Knife handle materials compared

Have Your Own Wood Stabilized

Do you have a special piece of wood, for example from your own garden or from an old tree? We also stabilize your wood as a service. More about our stabilization service

Questions about sizes or colors? Write to us