Here is a handle I am making as a Father's Day present. The wood is from an oak that lost a limb. It is not a conventional burl, but a growth that formed over the scar from the limb. My uncle insisted I have it when the three of us saw it on his "ranch" in Oklahoma. Didn't know what to do with it until now. I think I may have to use a synthetic knot as my dad has Alzheimer's and may have trouble remembering to soak it.