Have a few more questions on Customer Supplied Wood.

I have an interest in Stabilized Spalted Chestnut (see attached photo) for a set of knives to be done in 2013.

1. Has anybody used this type of wood and are there issues?

2. Has anybody used: www.woodstabilizer.com for purchases? Any issues with them?

I assume people have purchased wood before only to find out when it gets to the shop that it has significant flaws in it.

I have the ability to do Computed Tomography and MRI on wood blocks. It looks like the baseball industry has been using CT to detect flaws in baseball bats for a few years.

3. Has anybody out there had experience with CT or MRI of their knife handle blocks to assess them for suitability (detect internal flaws that you cannot see until you cut into it)?

Thanks in advance.