This year I dug up and old Cherry stump, it must have been there about 4 years and I have managed to salvage quite a bit of wood, I to am not sure how long to leave it before working with it to make knife handles. It seems ready and has some interesting graining?? Any info would much appreciated.

  The Cherry wood has come along nicely and I now have tons of the stuff. I am thinking of turning it into a some kind of knife stand for the expos I will be doing this year. Although they are a bit rough and ready their some beautiful graining, and if anybody is interested I can let you have a chunk.

  I have spent most of the winter collecting different woods for my knife making: walnut, ebony, olivewood, snakewood, colobollo, alder root. brazilian tulipwood ucaliptus burr and few more, the object being to be able to offer the most diverse range of knives as possible. Does anybody know of a good source of woods in Kent, I believe that there is a place in Dover, however I cannot find it.