Busse Multicolor-Micarta Scales

[w.t. anderson]

It's probably been asked before, but are Busse's Snakeskin Micarta and Tigerhide Micarta scales gone for good?

 

[Soulrack223]

Yes I believe so. Snakeskin is long gone for sure. Tigerhide was sweet too but the Tequila Sunrise G-10 not so much IMO.

 

[Don't drop it.]

We need more Micarta options!!!
It’s not that hard today!

 

[jd4320t]

I hope and pray everyday that they come back in some form someday!

 

[Jaxx]

Snake is gone. But, there was this other micarta I scored on a nuke RAD, it's pretty cool, & I'd love to see more of it offered

 

[RobStanley]

Blue denim micarta would be amazing.

 

[Chingon1988]

Blue denim micarta would be amazing.

Tigerhide is legit. I bought a folder for someone recently ,that had Denim Micarta... for their birthday.

 

[AntDog]

I don’t think I have any of the multicolor micarta. It should be very easy to offer that. Pretty much as easy as single colors - plenty of sources out there.

My favorite BY FAR for the single colors is the maroon. Love how it looks rusty brown in lots of lighting but in some light it’s really red. That one’s good enough for me.

 

[Surfsidemel]

Tiger hide was used very sparingly on the Nuked F-16s. They were released on 6/17/2020. There was also only a thinner layer/sheet used with thick G-10 liners on all Nuked F-16s.

 

[Jaxx]

Tiger hide was used very sparingly on the Nuked F-16s. They were released on 6/17/2020. There was also only a thinner layer/sheet used with thick G-10 liners on all Nuked F-16s.

There is a Nuke GW2 with tigerhide on it. It's posted in the main GW2 thread
I was 1 of the lucky few who received a Tigerhide F-16...
So there's *some* Tigerhide left, but seems to be not much of it...

 

[dogboye]

I don’t think I have any of the multicolor micarta. It should be very easy to offer that. Pretty much as easy as single colors - plenty of sources out there.

My favorite BY FAR for the single colors is the maroon. Love how it looks rusty brown in lots of lighting but in some light it’s really red. That one’s good enough for me.

I don't have any multicolor micarta on a Busse. I have on some other custom knives. Or at least it is resin/epoxy saturated canvas or linen (I guess Micarta is actually a trade name). I don't know if that has anything to do with Busse not having it anymore. And maybe not having maroon anymore either? But I agree with you on the maroon. It is by-far my favorite scale material.

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

There is a Nuke GW2 with tigerhide on it. It's posted in the main GW2 thread
I was 1 of the lucky few who received a Tigerhide F-16...
So there's *some* Tigerhide left, but seems to be not much of it...View attachment 2185915

Hi Jaxx,

I would not agree with that handle being Tigerhide, I see three color layers. Green, Tan & Black. This flavor was actually mentioned by name as an option on this Nuke model release, so I'd put my money on that being the case... though you can obviously disagree and call it what you want. Seems the OD green liner with the smaller tan G-10 layer would also reinforce my suspicions. Either way it's really cool, nice score.

 

[dogboye]

yeah, it doesn't matter if it is tigerhide, snakeskin, or whatever other name we want to call it. Multicolor "micarta" is out there, and I would love to have more of it.

 

[Jaxx]

Hi Jaxx,

I would not agree with that handle being Tigerhide, I see three color layers. Green, Tan & Black. This flavor was actually mentioned by name as an option on this Nuke model release, so I'd put my money on that being the case... though you can obviously disagree and call it what you want. Seems the OD green liner with the smaller tan G-10 layer would also reinforce my suspicions. Either way it's really cool, nice score.

You see what colors in my F16 handle?
Simply put, when it comes to Tigerhide, & also lesser contrast Snakeskin micarta, there are 2 things to consider:
1. There are/were many variations of these micartas load to load, cut to cut.
2. The wet test tells all. (& black micarta sometimes has a green tinge to it when dry)

Bad bet... But please, feel free to continue calling me out on handle material.. ...Yer looking 0 for 2 so far just this week

#nofilter wet test

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

You see what colors in my F16 handle?
Simply put, when it comes to Tigerhide, & also lesser contrast Snakeskin micarta, there are 2 things to consider:
1. There are/were many variations of these micartas load to load, cut to cut.
2. The wet test tells all. (& black micarta sometimes has a green tinge to it when dry)

Bad bet... But please, feel free to continue calling me out on handle material.. ...Yer looking 0 for 2 so far just this week

#nofilter wet test
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I still see green in there, have you asked Garth directly about this to confirm? I bet he could say for certain as I've asked before and gotten solid answers for various wood handles.

 

[Jaxx]

I still see green in there, have you asked Garth directly about this to confirm? I bet he could say for certain as I've asked before and gotten solid answers for various wood handles.

I've seen enough Tigerhide since 2006 to have seen similar effects & results in both canvas & linen Tigerhide to not need to ask. There is no green in this F16 handle. And, curious question: How do you see green in this when you couldn't see the olive green in Junglestorm G-10?

SAR4LE Tigerhide (linen)


BATACLE (canvas)



Game Warden (canvas)


Now, how many colors do you see in this handle?
HOFSHLE (canvas)


Did you know that some of the earliest Tigerhide handles were more yellow & black than orange & black? (Please excuse the terrible lighting of the convention center combined with a flash. The shirts on Drew & Amy are solid yellow, the handle behind Drew in the backdrop image is a little more yellow than it shows, & it is a Tigerhide handle shown.

Long & short, Tigerhide varied widely from its introduction, to the current examples we see now, which were most likely passed over for LE runs due to variances, but are certainly good for CS small runs & one-off knives, inlays, hand shaping, etc. Same general story with Snakeskin & how it varied from intro to end of stock.

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

I've seen enough Tigerhide since 2006 to have seen similar effects & results in both canvas & linen Tigerhide to not need to ask. There is no green in this F16 handle. And, curious question: How do you see green in this when you couldn't see the olive green in Junglestorm G-10?

SAR4LE Tigerhide (linen)
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BATACLE (canvas)
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Game Warden (canvas)
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Now, how many colors do you see in this handle?
HOFSHLE (canvas)
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Did you know that some of the earliest Tigerhide handles were more yellow & black than orange & black? (Please excuse the terrible lighting of the convention center combined with a flash. The shirts on Drew & Amy are solid yellow, the handle behind Drew in the backdrop image is a little more yellow than it shows, & it is a Tigerhide handle shown.
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Long & short, Tigerhide varied widely from its introduction, to the current examples we see now, which were most likely passed over for LE runs due to variances, but are certainly good for CS small runs & one-off knives, inlays, hand shaping, etc. Same general story with Snakeskin & how it varied from intro to end of stock.

That's a very long-winded reply without answering my question directly. So you haven't asked Garth and yet you are certain, sounds rather more of an assumption to me. You don't need to convince me but your reply sure sounds like you have quite a lot of need to convince yourself as I said I'm not convinced there's not green in there. It's about as obvious that there are three colors in there as the other example was having three colors. Perhaps there is a bit of colorblindness involved for you if there's only two colors you can discern. I only see two colors on each of the handles you just posted to support your views, so I guess we'll agree to disagree.

Here's what was listed as known options on the F-16 Nuke's, I actually pulled one of the Tigerhide Linen ones myself and saw at least one or two others. It looked just like the TH linen on your SAR-4 model both wet and dry. Certainly possible that there were canvas TH micarta handles under the 'you never know' part but I would suspect had they known that option were in the pile Jerry would likely have mentioned it by name as he knows people swoon over it and the chance to pull one would be enough to cause many here to roll the dice and gamble.



This is the one I pulled :



This is the one (top left) you mentioned in the GW2 thread, I would agree that this actually does look like Tigerhide canvas micarta. It does not look the same as your F-16 handle material to my eyes at all.

 

[Nismo17]

That’s tigerhide micarta. It came in canvas and linen.

Busse seems to have small quantities left of the canvas. I’ve yet to see any linen on new releases. Linen looks extra incredible with the right handle texture. 3D effect

 

[Nismo17]

Here is some green linen and canvas snakeskin. (I don’t believe snakeskin even came in linen) FYI.

The colors change/darken when either wet or when used a lot from skin oils (patina)

Top - green linen with patina
Mid - green linen with no patina
Bottom - snakeskin with patina



I consider the older green linen a multi color micarta. Several different color tones as you can see on the Desert Satin Jack (top knife)

 

[Jaxx]

That's a very long-winded reply without answering my question directly. So you haven't asked Garth and yet you are certain, sounds rather more of an assumption to me. You don't need to convince me but your reply sure sounds like you have quite a lot of need to convince yourself as I said I'm not convinced there's not green in there. It's about as obvious that there are three colors in there as the other example was having three colors. Perhaps there is a bit of colorblindness involved for you if there's only two colors you can discern. I only see two colors on each of the handles you just posted to support your views, so I guess we'll agree to disagree.

Here's what was listed as known options on the F-16 Nuke's, I actually pulled one of the Tigerhide Linen ones myself and saw at least one or two others. It looked just like the TH linen on your SAR-4 model both wet and dry. Certainly possible that there were canvas TH micarta handles under the 'you never know' part but I would suspect had they known that option were in the pile Jerry would likely have mentioned it by name as he knows people swoon over it and the chance to pull one would be enough to cause many here to roll the dice and gamble.

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This is the one I pulled :

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This is the one (top left) you mentioned in the GW2 thread, I would agree that this actually does look like Tigerhide canvas micarta. It does not look the same as your F-16 handle material to my eyes at all.

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Congrats! You pulled a Tigerhide linen handle, very nice

I am still very convinced, but I do believe I will call & verify now...
Gonna be honest, I asked this question in a Busse group on FB, & the results were quite mixed. Surprisingly so...So we will see, and if I am wrong, I'll be back to eat crow. I will be honest about the outcome here & there once verified.

One thing I've learned today though...we *need* a Bussepedia or info website. Busse info degradation is definiely happening, unfortunately...

The F16 between 2 tan canvas handles
Flak Jack (newer) & HRLM (older, & some of the coolest TCM i've seen on a Busse family knife) No orange tint in the tan examples, so that probably rules out tan. On FB, natural canvas was given as a new possibility, & over time they can age reddish like my Dozier has, so this is the new alternate possibility that has me changing my mind about checking with Busse. But my vote is still canvas Tigerhide for the record..lol