Backpocket in O1 and Vintage Butterscotch Canvas Micarta

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[FONT=&amp]Knife #33
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[FONT=&amp]Back Pocket
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[FONT=&amp]-O1 at 59 HRC
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[FONT=&amp]- Flat ground, cut swedge, crescent nail nick, hand rubbed satin finish to 800 grit
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[FONT=&amp]- 1/8 blade and spring stock
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[FONT=&amp]- Vintage Butterscotch canvas micarta
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[FONT=&amp]- Stainless bolsters and mill relieved liners
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[FONT=&amp]- Double pinned SS shield
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[FONT=&amp]- Closed length: 4.5"
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[FONT=&amp]- Pull is a 6
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[FONT=&amp]- Flush in all three positions
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[FONT=&amp]- Walks and talks with very smooth action.
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[FONT=&amp]-Bronze bushing pivot construction
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[FONT=&amp]-Ships in a zippered, padded knife case
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[FONT=&amp]​$600
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[FONT=&amp]The price includes shipping and paypal fees. You can post "I'll take it" in this thread. Feel free to PM me with any questions.
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[FONT=&amp]*Satisfaction guaranteed. If you are not 100% satisfied with my work, contact me and I will be more than happy to work something out with you.
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Opinions are welcome!

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Great knife. What's the provenance on this handle material? I'd probably classify it as "natural" canvas or linen, and not butterscotch myself, but it's a relative term, mostly we've been using it to describe the rich amber paper stuff some of us have been using. Although it's definitely more honey colored than most of the modern natural.
 
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javand said:
Great knife. What's the provenance on this handle material? I'd probably classify it as "natural" canvas or linen, and not butterscotch myself, but it's a relative term, mostly we've been using it to describe the rich amber paper stuff some of us have been using. Although it's definitely more honey colored than most of the modern natural.
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I always assumed that the "butterscotch" was in reference to the color, not the material in the composite. If I am mistaken here, I do apologize and did not mean in any way to mislead. In my opinion, the best description of the color of the handles, at least in person, is butterscotch. I will edit the title to reflect my error.

This is definitely old micarta, although, I must admit, that there is a possibility that the person I bought it from was lying about it being Westinghouse. The exterior of the block is a much darker Amber/brown that occurs with the old stuff after prolonged exposure to UV, and fades to a gorgeous butterscotch color within, where the UV did not permeate. When grinding, it has the distinct smell of old micarta(that I did my best to protect myself from) that you do not find with the modern stuff. I believe that both of these examples are indicative of its age.
 
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Yeah sorry Evan, not trying to hijack your thread, anything mentioning vintage micarta gets my attention. I've got some stuff that's the same as this from an old mill. It's definitely high grade vintage domestic micarta, as to the westinghouse origin, with most, except for the varieties that only they produced, we'll never know.

Yeah butterscotch is sort of a loose term for sure, I wouldn't say it's inappropriate, but westinghouse butterscotch conjures images of a particular material in my mind. Obviously it's difficult to reach a consensus on terminology when there are so many mysteries surrounding some of these materials.
 
BTW, your shield inlay looks exceptional Evan, and I really appreciate your nicely tapered blades. I feel strongly about tapering them myself, and we're among the very few that do this.
 
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BTW, your shield inlay looks exceptional Evan, and I really appreciate your nicely tapered blades. I feel strongly about tapering them myself, and we're among the very few that do this.
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No sweat, Javan. I'd rather have someone mention it than not. I can appreciate it when someone informs me that I am incorrect, or potentially misleading, with something I say.

Thank you for the compliments on my work. I also feel strongly about tapering blades, and feel that it is quite significant in creating quality blade geometry.

I really enjoy inlaying shields, and I actually do them all freehand. I have not used a parcer plate for a single shield I have done. I am not exactly certain as to why I chose not to use them, but I think that part of it is that I feel I have more control over it when I freehand it.
 
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