2022 #77 Yankee Barlow thread

My cocobolo should be here Saturday but after seeing all the nice Mount of Olives Wood and stag I’m starting to wonder if I made the right choice. Very nice photos so far, everyone.
 
Wharn said:
My cocobolo should be here Saturday but after seeing all the nice Mount of Olives Wood and stag I’m starting to wonder if I made the right choice. Very nice photos so far, everyone.
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Imho I don’t think there is a wrong choice on this run. I’ll bet that you will be happy with your cocobolo. I’m looking forward to my two incoming saw cut 77s in the next few days. 😃
 
untytled said:
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Somebody has good connections... internet or otherwise. 🤠:thumbsup:
 
JohnDF said:
Somebody has good connections... internet or otherwise. 🤠:thumbsup:
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Feeling very fortunate on this Friday John. The Stag I got off the reserve happened to be on my phone when the alert went out. The olive wood. I somehow correctly guessed a number between 1 and 10,000 🤯. A very generous Mr. Latham ran an event to help out a local family in a desperate situation and participants were awarded with a spot at an attempt at winning their choice 77 barlow with a small donation. The bone was an attempt at a scheduled drop elsewhere that I often miss but this time nailed one (that one will probably go to my brother in law.) Some was luck, some was right place right time some was persistence sprinkled with a little fairy dust. 😉
 
I’ve done a little research into olive and it appears it can have a tendency to crack if not probably cared for.

For anyone planning on using and carrying their olive wood, any tips or suggestions on how to care for it?
 
Drew_g_l said:
I’ve done a little research into olive and it appears it can have a tendency to crack if not probably cared for.

For anyone planning on using and carrying their olive wood, any tips or suggestions on how to care for it?
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I rubbed some Renaissance wax on mine. I already do that with most of my wood handled knives and will continue to do so periodically. No idea if that'll help.
 
untytled said:
Feeling very fortunate on this Friday John. The Stag I got off the reserve happened to be on my phone when the alert went out. The olive wood. I somehow correctly guessed a number between 1 and 10,000 🤯. A very generous Mr. Latham ran an event to help out a local family in a desperate situation and participants were awarded with a spot at an attempt at winning their choice 77 barlow with a small donation. The bone was an attempt at a scheduled drop elsewhere that I often miss but this time nailed one (that one will probably go to my brother in law.) Some was luck, some was right place right time some was persistence sprinkled with a little fairy dust. 😉
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The stars were aligned and it was obviously meant to be... Congrats on the good fortune. 🤠:thumbsup:
 
untytled said:
I rubbed some Renaissance wax on mine. I already do that with most of my wood handled knives and will continue to do so periodically. No idea if that'll help.
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I use RenWax on a lot of my knives (blades and handles), but not quite sold on the idea that it will prevent splitting or shrinking. But it does make things look good and resist oxidation. So much depends on the the humidity of the place the knife is stored. I have had more than my share of ivory develop small cracks (or opening of existing natural cracks) and wood curling or developing splits. I have since gone the route of doing yearly coating/soaking in food grade mineral oil. That's what I will be doing to my olive wood.
 
Drew_g_l said:
I’ve done a little research into olive and it appears it can have a tendency to crack if not probably cared for.

For anyone planning on using and carrying their olive wood, any tips or suggestions on how to care for it?
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The best insurance is to keep the wood at the same moisture content as when it was assembled...... Wood is hydroscopic thus it expands and contracts as it takes on and gives off moisture.....

A house in the winter with forced air heat can get down to 5-6% moisture content (by weight)...... I imagine the GEC factory runs around 8-10%...... The pocket of your damp hunting coat is probably 12-14%.......

In other words, the more you stray from the moisture when it was assembled, the more you run the risk of cracks..... That is why Stadivarius violins are kept in climate controlled environments....
 
HEMI 49 said:
The best insurance is to keep the wood at the same moisture content as when it was assembled...... Wood is hydroscopic thus it expands and contracts as it takes on and gives off moisture.....

A house in the winter with forced air heat can get down to 5-6% moisture content (by weight)...... I imagine the GEC factory runs around 8-10%...... The pocket of your damp hunting coat is probably 12-14%.......

In other words, the more you stray from the moisture when it was assembled, the more you run the risk of cracks..... That is why Stadivarius violins are kept in climate controlled environments....
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Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this.
 
My Stag arrived today and I have to say, it doesn't really win any beauty contests (I think I may have let my hopes get a little too high - it happens). That said though, it has color and it has texture, it is also quite comfortable in the hand - which is pretty much all I ask for in Stag.


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