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Thank you, Bill. Overthinking is another of my hobbies ;)

Working machete. Camping use.

How well do these woods glue up?

Thank you all for the continued suggestions. The thought of the beauty of white oak made me forget about the tannic acid. Osage orange sounds good, and is easy to get. Any idea about its weather...

Old growth lumber may be out of my price range.

Very helpful. Thank you!

Thank you all for your advice. I'm in Omaha, Nebraska, so I'll look around for a local source for white oak. I hadn't thought about gluing tropical woods, I'm glad I asked.

I'm starting a project, making a wooden sheath for a 12" machete. I'll probably use something soft for the trial project, but want to use something that stands up to the elements for a final project....