Cocobolo Mnandi Hard use questions

[mossyoak]

I know it sounds funny, and it truly isn't hard use. My small seb would shrug it off like nothing.
What I'm wondering is how bad is it for the cocobolo to get wet? From sweat to being waist deep fishing in the river I plan to have this knife with me. Will it take it?

Also, is there anyway you can rig a para cord lanyard to it?

 

[Haze]

I carry an ebony Mnandi in my sweaty pocket quite alot and I have had it wet a couple of times with no problems at all. As for a lanyad you can just use the clip to secure the lanyard if that's what you want to do. :thumbup:

 

[Fooj]

Cocobolo does great getting wet -- the natural oils in the wood make it very resistant to water damage. It is why Chris chose cocobolo for the Inyoni bird and fish knife handle material. I selected cocobolo for my EDC small Seb classic for moisture resistance.

 

[JNewell]

I don't have any CRKs with cocobolo inserts, but I've been carrying a small, umm, hand tool with cocobolo grips for almost 15 years and can say that it is extremely resistant to just about anything (including water) that ordinary use will bring. As Fooj said, coco is very dense and has a lot of oil in it.

 

[Mad_Maxx]

I've put a lanyard on mine too, found some generic nylon cord which diameter fits well on the clip

 

[_user_removed]

I don't have a cocobolo chris reeve, but I've got a Devin Thomas ITK with a cocobolo handle. Whatever you can imagine being in the kitchen has gotten on the handle of that knife, and after some hot water and soap it looks good as new.

 

[mossyoak]

Thanks guys. I'm glad that cocobolo is stable stuff, this will be my summer time bird/trout folder.
I was hoping there was more clearance between that back spacer and the blade for a paracord lanyard to run through there. No such luck.

 

[Haze]

It sounds like you may well be a fly fisherman ? If so you must have some strong leader line kicking about to make something like this. :thumbup:

 

[mossyoak]

Haze,
That's a great idea! Thanks!

I attempt to be a fly fisherman, typically I just end up drunk off whiskey, with a cigar hanging out of my mouth in a river trying to untangle my leader.

 

[Haze]

That's not far off what my fishing trips look like. :thumbup:

Haze,
That's a great idea! Thanks!

I attempt to be a fly fisherman, typically I just end up drunk off whiskey, with a cigar hanging out of my mouth in a river trying to untangle my leader.

This is what it looks like under the CF/Ti bead by the way. You just need to pull it all tight and give it a drop of glue to keep it set and then just pull the bead of your choice over the join area.

 

[Maprik]

Haze,
Thanks for the GREAT idea and photo for a lanyard! Very nice!

 

[Geode]

Cocobolo (and the other CRK wood inlays) seem to tolerate moisture just fine.

 

[Fooj]

Cocobolo (and the other CRK wood inlays) seem to tolerate moisture just fine.

I have not put a lot of inlays to a harsh moisture test, but I did cause some water damage to my camel thorn Mnandi inlays putting them through the wash (they had some dwell time with wet fabric against them for several hours). That was a bummer . . . Prompted me to change my EDC inlay to giraffebone, and later, cocobolo.