Curly Maple Knives

I have a fondness for Maple; maybe because it is a species indigenous to the Pacific Northwest.

The following is from the Wood Database:

Curly Maple is not actually a species, but simply a description of a figure in the grain—it occurs most often in soft maples, but is also seen in hard maples. It is so called because the ripples in the grain pattern create a three dimensional effect that appears as if the grain has “curled” along the length of the board. Other names for this phenomenon are: tiger maple, fiddleback maple, (in reference to curly maple’s historic use for the backs and sides of violins), or flamed maple.
Unlike quilted maple, curly maple is most pronounced when the board is quartersawn, and the curls usually become much less pronounced or absent in flatsawn boards. Hence, on wide boards where the grain tends to be close to vertical (quartersawn) near the edges and horizontal (flatsawn) in the center, the curly pattern will be most evident on the edges of the board, with the figure diminishing in the center.


Below are two Caping Knives with Instrument Grade Curly Maple Handles. The handle on the upper knife has been dyed brown. The lower knife shows the natural color.

 I can be contacted by e-mail at baumgartknives@gmail.com

BOTH KNIVES ARE SOLD.