I have a very early 8 OT much like Chuck's non-bone example above. It shows a little shrinkage, or maybe put together sloppily. The really strange thing about it is that the material is infused with almost microscopic gold colored dust. A person with average eyes for close-up work might not notice it. I have tried to photograph it with poor luck. It came in the very early hinged cardboard box with "wood grain" paper over it. I have shown it on this forum before. It is a bit of a head scratcher. Barry's boner is maybe the most lovely knife I have seen from a factory, along with perhaps a few other lovelies that are much older, such as certain Cattaraugi.