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I have a hunk of marble wood that I’m planning to make a fairly shaped handle from for this camp knife I’m working on:
So far I’ve mostly used wood that was already cut into scales or was a block for a hidden tang with an obvious orientation based on dimensions. This is my first time really slabbing my own scales, and the piece I’m working from is essentially square (not originally cut for a knife). I’m trying to determine the proper orientation to cut the slabs structurally and visually. I’d appreciate any guidance from those that do this more regularly. I took some shots trying to show both sides and the end grains for each orientation.
Orientation #1:
Orientation #2:
So far I’ve mostly used wood that was already cut into scales or was a block for a hidden tang with an obvious orientation based on dimensions. This is my first time really slabbing my own scales, and the piece I’m working from is essentially square (not originally cut for a knife). I’m trying to determine the proper orientation to cut the slabs structurally and visually. I’d appreciate any guidance from those that do this more regularly. I took some shots trying to show both sides and the end grains for each orientation.
Orientation #1:
Orientation #2: