Bonded Stone Handle

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peter78

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SMKW had some Buck knives on sale, a 503 and a 505 with "bonded stone handles". One knife is green and the other purple. I am curious about the handle material. Is bonded stone, really a stone material or maybe a fancy name for a plastic handle?

I thought I might get these knives as they seem unusual. I have notice them before and even asked this board about them, now with a better price, I am gettng even more curious.

By the way, the knives look more on the feminine side, especially the purple one. Definately not a hunting knife. Any help is appriciated. ;)
 
Its reconstituted stone, material thats been pulverizd and reformed with phenolic resins into an attractive workable scale material. These are Gents style knives, far from hunting knives.
 
I have two of the purple ones and one Snow Leopard and they are as strong as the 503s I have. They do look to nice to use on rough stuff but I carry mine some and they do well as carry-knife for everyday things. That is a good price in the SMKW catalog.
 
Originally posted by Jake Evans
Its reconstituted stone, material thats been pulverizd and reformed with phenolic resins into an attractive workable scale material. These are Gents style knives, far from hunting knives.
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Reconstituted stone sounds stange, but I think I'll give it a try. I have quite a few 500 series and your right these little knives are Gents style knives. One of my 500 series knife that I bought in 1974 has a "fiberglass type" handle, so I know they use more than wood. Russell Payne, your right about the price being decent. I remember seeing the purple one for 63 or so dollars. For $22 and $20 it seems like a good stocking stuffer. Santa Clause is going to be nice to me this year. :)

Thanks for the help.
 
The knives came in today. I had a quick look at them. The scales were quite vibrant in color and extremely thin. I think if one looks at them, it is obivious it is not natural stone, since it would be extremely hard to cut stone that thin without cracks. Buck's process makes a really nice scale which is thin, strong and just as pretty as the pictures.

The green "bonded stone" was the nicest knife of the two. It also came in a black limited box, which I guess means it is limited to a certian number made.
 
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