Handle material
Make handles yourself.
For a truly unique knife, a handmade handle is a special asset. Below are a few examples for inspiration.
On this page we will offer products for the self-production of this type of handles. For the production the following items are essential:
- epoxy adhesive (2-components)
- Sandpaper (various grits)
- Material (wood, buffalo horn, brass, copper, stone, plastic, etc)
- Wood grater
- Oil or furniture wax
- Wood drill
- Bench vice with wooden clamps (not to damage your handle)
To make it easier we recommend the use of a fixed sander such as a disc sander or belt sander. Also note good dust extraction as some wood species can produce irritating dust particles during sanding.
There are many techniques for assembling your handle. Many instructional videos can be found on youtube.
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American Maple (Aces Saccharum) - straight grain-This beautiful hard wood comes from the American Maple (Maple). With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle according to your wishes. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Light colored…€ 12,95 € 5,95-40%
American Walnut (Juglans nigra) - Straight grain-This beautiful wood comes from the American walnut. With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle according to your wishes. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Because of the softness of…€ 14,95 € 8,95-50%
European Oak wood (Slavonian) - straight grain-European Oak wood (Slavonian) - straight grain-
With this wood it is possible to manufacture your own handle as desired. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Oak (or oak wood) is one of the best known…€ 9,95 € 4,95-46%
European Oak wood (Slavonian) - straight grain- XLWith this extra large piece of wood it is possible to manufacture a handle yourself. 1 block contains enough wood for at least 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Oak (or oak wood) is one of the best known types of wood. In general,…€ 12,95 € 6,95
Stabilized (natural) American Walnut (Juglans nigra) - straight grain -This beautiful stabilized wood comes from the American walnut. With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle according to your wishes. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Because of the…€ 14,95-44%
Stabilized (natural) European Oak (slavonic) - straight grain -With this stabilized wood it is possible to manufacture a handle according to your wishes. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Oak (or oak) is one of the best known types of wood. In general, oak is…€ 15,95 € 8,95-50%
Stabilized (natural) American Maple (Aces Saccharum) - straight grain -This wood comes from the American Maple (Maple) and is stabilized with a mixture of Tungoil and Turpentine oil. With this wood it is possible to manufacture your own handle as desired.
1 block contains enough wood for 2…€ 19,95 € 9,95-33%
Stabilized Myanmar Camphor burl woodBeautiful, unique piece of camphor root burl wood from Myanmar. This wood is perfect for crafting a custom handle to your own design.
The camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) belongs to the laurel family and originally comes from…€ 29,95 € 19,95
Bubinga, - straight grain - LBubinga, Guibourtia spp. (G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, G. tessmannii), - straight structure-
With this wood it is possible to manufacture your own handle as desired.
Growth area
West Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African…€ 12,95-33%
Mahogany (Mahogany Sapele) -Straight grain- size LMahoni Sapele block
Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as American mahogany, Cuban mahogany, small-leaved mahogany, and West Indian mahogany, is a species of Swietenia native to the broader Caribbean bioregion. It is the species…€ 14,95 € 9,95
Zebrano wood (Zebra Wood), - straight-Zebrano wood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis)
Natural wood, not stabilized, not colored.
The wood species offered here are well dried.
145x50x25 mm
NOTE: Delivery block may differ from the photo. Sizes can deviate a few…€ 14,95-25%
Teak (Tectona grandis) - straight -With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle as desired. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of the best known types of wood. In general, Teak is strong and…€ 19,95 € 14,95
European Beech (non-steamed)Beech (Fagus crenata)
Beech or also beech wood is a type of wood, one of the most important hardwood species for industry in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the wood of the beech (Fagus sylvatica), a common tree species…€ 6,95150 x 30 x 25 mm (L)
Original Bog Oak (Morta) wood (Belarus) - straight grain- (L)Original fozzilized Bog Oak from Belarus - straight grain-
With this wood it is possible to manufacture your own handle as desired. 1 block contains enough wood for 1 traditional Japanese handle.
Bog Oak Wood. The wood sold…€ 19,95 € 14,95150 x 40 x 24 mm (XL)
Original Bog Oak/Morta from Belarus - straight grain- (XL)Original Bog oak from Belarus - straight grain -
With this wood it is possible to make your own handle according to your wishes. 1 block contains enough wood for 1 big or 2 small size traditional Japanese handle.
Swamp Oak Wood.…€ 24,95 € 17,95-33%
Honoki/Magnolia (Yellow Poplar), -Straight - LHonoki (TULIPWOOD / YELLOW POPLAR)
Also known as American tulipwood, Magnolia, tulipwood, and Yellow Poplar.
This wood species from Magnolia obovata (synonym M. hypoleuca), known as the Japanese bigleaf magnolia, is called…€ 11,95 € 7,95New!
European Elm wood (Ulmus minor) - straight grain -This beautiful wood comes from the European elm (Ulmus minor). With this wood, it is possible to make a custom handle to your own preference. One block contains enough wood for a traditional Japanese handle.
Elm wood is widely…€ 14,95 € 8,95New!
Karelian birch wood - wild- grade A+Beautiful piece of special Karelian or Masur birch from Estonia. With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle according to your wishes. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Karelain birch is…€ 29,95
Iroko wood (Milicia excelsa) - straight -Iroko wood,
Iroko (Milicia excelsa) has a beautiful golden brown to golden brown color and can resemble teak. It is therefore used as a teak substitute. Often beautiful drawings occur in the wood caused by wavy wire.
The wood…€ 8,95- Iroko, Milicia excelsa -Stabilized-
Iroko Wood
Iroko (Milicia excelsa) has a beautiful golden brown to golden brown color and can resemble teak. It is therefore used as a teak substitute. Beautiful grain patterns often develop in the wood due to wavy grain.
The…€ 12,95 
Bloodwood/Satinwood (Brosimum rubescens) - straight -With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle as desired. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens), also called Muirapiranga (=piranha blood), Cacique, Cardinalwood,…€ 17,95-25%
Shisham (North Indian Rosewood) - straight -With this wood it is possible to manufacture a handle as desired. 1 block contains enough wood for 2 traditional Japanese handles.
Sheesham wood is also known as Indian Rosewood. The official name of sheesham wood is Dalbergia…€ 19,95 € 14,95-33%
Spalted Beech -Straight grain-Beautiful, distinctive piece of spalted beech. This wood is perfect for crafting a custom handle to your own design. One block contains enough material for two traditional Japanese handles.
Spalted beech differs greatly from…€ 14,95 € 9,95
Scale parts - Zebrano wood (Zebrawood) - straight -Zebrano Wood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis)Natural wood, not stabilized and not dyed.
The wood offered here has been properly dried.
Set of 2 scale blanks
∙ Dimensions: 140 x 40 x 20 mm
∙ Please note: The supplied block…€ 13,95
Scale parts - Bubinga (Guibourtia demeusei) - straight -Bubinga, Guibourtia spp. (G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana, G. tessmannii), - straight structure-
With these two shell parts it is possible to make a western handle according to your wishes.
Growth area
West Africa, Nigeria,…€ 12,95-50%
Scale parts Oak wood (European oak)With this wood it is possible to make your own handle according to your wishes. By gluing the 2 shell parts to the angel and/or attaching them with, for example, Corby bolts.
Oak is one of the best-known types of wood. In…€ 9,95 € 4,95
Scale parts - American walnut - straight -American walnut - straight structure-
With these two scale parts it is possible to manufacture a western handle according to your wishes.
∙ Botanical name: Juglans Nigra
∙ Weight: 610 kg/m3
∙ Growth area: America
The…€ 5,95
Scale parts - European olive wood -EUROPEAN OLIVE WOODWith these two scale parts it is possible to make a western handle according to your wishes.
Olive wood, valued for centuries
Beautiful tapas boards, fields full of olive trees, a scorching sun... who doesn't…€ 7,95
Scale parts - European Maple - straight -European Maple
With these two scale parts it is possible to make a western handle according to your wishes.
The European maple, also known as common maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), is a tree that occurs naturally in Central and…€ 5,95
Spacer material, G-10 fiber boardSpacer Material-G-10 fiberglass plate
Special material made of G-10 fiberglass for filling spaces between handle and bolster or for decoration between 2 different types of wood in a handle. Available in 4 different colors. To be…€ 4,95
Pressed Plywood (pakka wood) 120*40*30mm, Purple_White_BlackWith this special material it is possible to manufacture a handle as desired.
This material can also be used as a head / bolster or as a spacer.
Pakka wood is a kind of plywood made of beech wood which is provided with a phenol…€ 12,95
Buffalo Horn (block, massive)Genuine Asian Buffalo Horn
For making bolsters or other parts of the handle.
∙ 30x30x30mm
∙ solid water buffalo horn
∙ black
∙ dimensions may deviate by 1 mm
The horn of cattle can be used as such, after some…€ 8,95
Buffalohorn (block), Black with opaque striping (38 x 25 x 30mm)Genuine Asian Buffalo Horn
For making bolsters or other parts of the handle.
∙ 38 x 25 x 30 mm
∙ Solid water buffalo horn
∙ Black with a mottled appearance, some blocks are more white-gray
∙ Dimensions may vary by 1…€ 12,95-50%
Turpentine oil 100%, 100 mlTurpentine oil.
Turpentine oil is used when painting with oil paint to thin the paint or for wood treatment to dilute linseed oil or tung oil so that it penetrates deeper into the wood. It is an excellent solvent for linseed oil…€ 7,95 € 3,95-31%
Raw Chinese Tung oil (woodoil), 100 mlTung oil (wood oil)
Special oil for the maintenance of cutting boards or for the treatment of wooden protective covers and unprocessed handles.
100 ml
The seeds of the Tung tree that are reminiscent of enormous chestnuts…€ 12,95 € 8,95
