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Artwork durable on scrims?
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i have seen a few schrims pretty worse for the wear after being carried. i suppose if u carry it enough, it will eventually wear out. i reckon when other things in your pocket bang against it, it kinda knocks off the paint(if thats what it is!). i belive the schrims were mostly for show, just collectors pieces. but, in another sense, if thats what u wanna carry, do it, and if the paint starts coming off, maybe u can fill it back in. just my 2 cents, but hope this helps. the wore out ones i have seen have all been at flea markets, and to be honest, they looked like they had been thru hell, maybe somebody else can tell u more.
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Brian, I cannot answer your question from experience, since I have never EDC'd a scrim. But I can tell you what has been posted here about their construction. The covers (handles) are impressed on ivory colored Delrin with a hot die through an ink tape. So the designs (and ink) lay below the surface of the handle. This should protect the design somewhat, since Delrin is pretty wear resistant stuff. I too have seen them quite "pocket worn", and I would think that you could simply carry one in a pocket seperate from your keys and coins to extend the design detail life, since the ink (not paint) is not on the surface, but in grooves.
As has been said, many have been carried and used over the years, so finding a used example might not be a problem, and "error" knives abound on eBay, they both might give you something to carry as an experiment before you carry a mint one. If you want to acquire and carry a mint example, then do it. Only a select few patterns are considered rare by any standard, and many were made in unlimited quantities, such as the ones from the late production where the patterns were repeated year after year.
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As has been said, many have been carried and used over the years, so finding a used example might not be a problem, and "error" knives abound on eBay, they both might give you something to carry as an experiment before you carry a mint one. If you want to acquire and carry a mint example, then do it. Only a select few patterns are considered rare by any standard, and many were made in unlimited quantities, such as the ones from the late production where the patterns were repeated year after year.
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If you want to carry a scrimshaw, do so. When selecting a scrimshaw knife to carry, first select one you like (most important in my opinion), secondly, realize that over time the value of this knife will depreciate as it receives wear. Thus, do not select a rare knife and when I use the word rare, I really mean rare or unique. I personally carried a one of a kind, hand done scrimshaw knife for three years straight with artwork on both sides. The knife was carried in my right front pocket and no other objects were in that pocket. However, the constant movement of material against the covers is similar to taking very fine sandpaper against the cover. Yes, the covers will wear as they are a soft material and when the wear is greater than the depth of the scrimshaw, the artwork will disappear. When I realized the damage to my knife, I retired the knife into my collection. If you are curious as to the scrimshaw on the knife, well it was Bond, James Bond.
Tom
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