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Post by whiteshield on Nov 13, 2023 21:20:28 GMT
What is the effect of Blood on wooden handle scales? Will it damage the wood? Or make it stink?
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Nov 13, 2023 21:32:02 GMT
It depends a great deal on the type and grain of the wood, how the wood in question has been treated (oiled, painted, and the like), the quantity of blood, and how long the blood is allowed to remain on the wood. I have some old butcher blocks and wood handled knives used for years processing hunted game, and over many years these things have become stained to some degree, but the are cleaned after use and don't have any lingering smell that I can detect.
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Post by mrstabby on Nov 14, 2023 16:28:34 GMT
You might be able to detect the slightly metallic, typical blood smell when it is fresh. Unless you keep it wet, the blood will clot and dry out instead of putrefying. It will absorb into untreated wood, but not far, since the platelets will begin clotting up quickly because the moisture in the blood will be pulled faster into the wood by capillary action than the bigger parts (platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells; my guess this will plug up any pores quickly so further blood can't sink in deeper). These cells can be food for bactreia and produce unpleasant smells, but if they are left dry for long enough, they will just fall apart, get oxidized by oxygen from the atmosphere. The smell changes from blood to rust, if that makes sense, but this would be very faint. Of course big pools can begin to stink, but it needs to really pool or be kept wet. On treated wood it will probably just make some stains, just like rust would if in long enough contact.
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