Teak blunts the saws that cut it
Teak carries an unusually high natural silica content, fine mineral particles locked into its fibres. Sawmills know it well: the timber dulls cutting tools faster than most woods of similar weight. In the hand, that same toughness lets the 12 cm handle of this Pakistan pocket knife shrug off scuffs, while the oils in the grain stop it drying out. Built without a bolster, the teak runs right up to the 10.5 cm stainless blade.
