Wood Knife Blanks & Knife Scales
Knife handle blanks milled to 40 × 30 × 140 mm in European and exotic hardwoods — Swiss pear, Castello boxwood, black hornbeam and Karelian birch. Kiln-dried to 8–10% moisture, clean-milled on all faces and shipped worldwide from our workshop in Tallinn, Estonia.
Blanks in stock
Species we mill for knife handles
Swiss Pear
Warm pinkish-cream with very fine, even grain. Easy to shape and sand, and it takes oil finishes beautifully — a classic handle timber for kitchen and bushcraft knives.
Castello Boxwood
Pale creamy-yellow, dense and glass-smooth. Very hard-wearing in the hand and the finest surface finish of any species we stock.
Black Hornbeam
European hornbeam dyed through the full cross-section. A deep, even black that cannot sand or wear away — an ebony alternative for scales.
Karelian Birch
Figured birch with dramatic flame and fleck. Every blank is different, so every handle is a one-off.
How our blanks are prepared
- Cut from our own kiln-dried stock, never from reclaimed or unseasoned wood.
- Dried to 8–10% moisture content, so handles stay stable after fitting.
- Milled square on all faces to ±1 mm — no twist, no snipe.
- Thick enough at 30 mm to resaw into a matched pair of scales.
- Shipped from the EU, so EU customers pay no import duty or customs handling.
Frequently asked questions
What size are your knife blanks?
Every blank is milled to 40 × 30 × 140 mm, which is enough for a full hidden-tang handle or for resawing into a matched pair of scales. Tolerance is ±1 mm on width and thickness.
Can I get matched scales from one blank?
Yes. At 30 mm thick a blank resaws comfortably into two book-matched scales of roughly 12–13 mm, allowing for the saw kerf and clean-up.
Are the blanks dry and stable?
All stock is kiln-dried to 8–10% moisture content and clean-milled on all faces, so blanks stay stable after shaping and finishing.
Do you ship knife blanks outside the EU?
Yes — we ship worldwide from Tallinn, Estonia. Blanks are compact, so postage stays modest even to the US, Canada and Australia.
Can I order a custom size or species?
Yes. Tell us the dimensions, species and quantity on the custom order page and we will quote milling from our own stock.
Related stock
Turning something smaller, or need a bespoke section? We also mill pen blanks and can cut custom sizes from the same timber.