4 The Show - "Tiny" and Colourful

[Jason Cutter]

Maybe something for the ladies ? Or maybe someone just likes more colour in a knife than most... Thought I'd give this a go. Its one of my "Tiny" knives. 4-1/2" OAL. 1-3/4" blade, machine finished. 3/32" ATS34 stainless, tapered tang, so-called "Abalone" celluloid material, red liners & brass tube fittings. I'm still trying to figure out what sort of lanyard I'll put with it.

I totally forgot that celuloid material is flammable. Got a bit of it too hot and FIRE IN THE HOLD !! Flash of fire, puff of smoke and a weird, weird smell...

Opinions anyone ? Thanks for looking. Jason.

 

[Chiro75]

And you call my Tactical Orange Peelers cute! Nice! I love little knives. Be expected to have problems with that celluloid, though (or at least be able to warn buyers). It tends to really shrink around round holes in it, in addition to being very flammable (and it can spontaneously combust), so in a year or two, maybe sooner, you could have as much as a 1mm gap around all the pin holes. Sorry to be the harbinger of bad news, but it may even be worth it to rehandle, or just warn the buyers that if they run into problems you'll replace the handles when the time comes or something. This was recently discussed on the Bark River forum at Knifeforums. They used a fair amount of this stuff early on and it was a nightmare, so they recalled all the knives that had it for handles and stopped using it. Hopefully you'll have better luck, and in any case it looks good!

 

[Jason Cutter]

Thanks, man. I'll pass the information and warning on, if someone picks it up. And I'll certainly replace those scales if they get wonky. The only reason I used it was because I was struggling to find anything simple that was more colourful on a small piece. I hadn't used it on any other large working knife. Even when hand sawing the material, I had a glob of it melt onto my hacksaw blade... Jason.

 

[Chiro75]

And, who knows, maybe you'll be fine with it, but I was surprised to find this info out, so it never hurts to be prepared in case the scales turn into a problem down the road. Don't take that knife on a plane with you!