Found this piece of discarded dunnage at work and noticed it had some serious figure. Planed it down and voila! Burl oak. The knot that caused this condition left plenty of solid hardwood to work over.
Oak is notoriously bad for carving but I thought maybe I could try my hand at making some grips or knife scales.
Anybody have experience shaping oak? Words of wisdom, advice welcomed.
Oak is notoriously bad for carving but I thought maybe I could try my hand at making some grips or knife scales.
Anybody have experience shaping oak? Words of wisdom, advice welcomed.