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kidwholaughs

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Hey guys,

In the past, I have really enjoyed natural handle materials bone and wood, mostly. I do have a few slippies with Delrin scales, Old Timer sawcut and Case yeller fellers. Recently, I got a nice worn Camilius whittler with jigged Delrin scales. The jigging is really nicely done. I am impressed by how the delrin has aged and worn. It had a lot of character.

I am begining to give delrin a second chance. Come to think of it, it was delrin that put of the old time bone cutters out of work for knife scales. It does have a lot of nice properties. It is light, weather proof, jiggable, and durable.

Any love for delrin here? Pics would be helpful :D


God Bless
 
kidwholaughs said:
It is light, weather proof, jiggable, and durable.

Any love for delrin here? Pics would be helpful :D


God Bless
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Jiggable... Is that even a word :D

Love the Delrin

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I definitely prefer natural materials, but I won't turn down a knife just because it has delrin handles.

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I like it fine when it's just being itself -- like in the yeller Case or the cherry Delrin Queen series -- I hate it when it's trying to be jigged bone or stag. And by the way, it's not really jigged - they always molded it - occasionally it was really well done. I have an early 60's Primble/Boker congress with some amazing Delrin "bone" - you have to flip the knife over and compare scales to figure out where the mold repeats to be absolutely sure, they got the coloring absolutely perfect -- however if it had ever been carried, it would be much more obvious.
 
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One of the most popular series using Delrin, Schrade Old Timer knives.

Russell

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I don't mind delrin at all, rather fond of Schrade OT handles. There are exceptions of course, the most prominent being the nausea-inducing colours of a Winchester imitation stag handle I saw somewhere.
 
I grew up in the 60's with Delrin handled pocket knives. I never had a bone handled knife till are started hanging out here. I still like Delrin because I just don't have to worry about it because it is so tough. Like Forrest said, "That's good. One less thing."

If you are interested in Delrin, here is a wonderful thread that Codger 64 wrote in which he talks about the use of Delrin for knife handles and talks about dying it, etc. I found it fascinating.

Dupont Delrin/Staglon Research
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=439751
 
I have to say I love delrin. It is long lasting, nice, comfortable, and you cant really hurt it. I love my Old Timers alot. I prefer real materials for handles but I do have more Delrin handled knives than bone handled.
 
Hey knarfeng, thanks for the link - some really great info in there.:thumbup:

I don't currently own any Delrin-handled knives other than a couple of yeller Cases and I can't quite put my finger on why I like them as well as I do, but there's just something about them.;)
 
I like the yellow on Case knives, and I like the stagalon on Uncle Henrys, even though they are suppose to look like something they aren't... As much as I like my older Old Timers, I have never really thought they were much to look at though. YMMV

Other than that, I really don't care much for it. I'll take real bone any day, and take the slight risk that there might be a problem with it. :D
 
My yella handle peanut and my old Buck stockman gave great long term performance. The Buck was used continuously from 1967 to the mid 90's, and while the saw cut texture is kind of smoothed out, its nicked up and dinged, its all still there. That stockman was stationed in Europe, U.S., Southeast Asia, and Central America when I did some duty in Panama. It's a very well traveled stockman, and was used hard with me being in the Engineers, yet it's still in decent enough shape to use. Been on a heck of a lot of job sites.

Delrin is a great handle material for a real world using knife.

I'm not sure if it was delrin or not on my Case and Eye-Brand sodbusters. Perhaps someone could enlighten me?
 
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Delrin is a great handle material for a real world using knife.
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Second that. It also does not shrink or warp when exposed to the elements over long periods of time. I used to keep a Buck 301 in my waders and it would be submerged for hours at a time in brackish water with no damage or problems. Buck makes one great working traditional knife.
 
Growing up in the 70"s on Old Timers, I love delrin. I do own quite a few Natural handle knives but 95% of the time Delrin is in my pocket.
 
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I like the old bone handles, but Delrin is a little easier to collect. Delrin don't look too bad, and it lasts forever.
 
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Is Corian (sp?) a type of Delrin, or something all together different?
Can one tell by looking at it?

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rayban;7597567]Is Corian (sp?) a type of Delrin, or something all together different?
Can one tell by looking at it?
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Nope, Corian is a much heavier and denser material that if abused is prone to chipping, just ask me how i know:) It's popular in countertops and i have used it on a set of scales... I still use it to do scrimshaw pieces, works pretty well
it's tough but heavy and can chip! Oh and the range of colors is well, most look like countertops, it can be difficult to find simple flat colors, as they all seem to be a variety of flocked/speckled, etc...
Hope this helps
ivan
P.S. Awesome Yeller Seahorse!
 
The bottom Remington is my hands down favorite! I EDC it right along with my fancy bone and stag SJ.
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I think well done Uncle Henry stag delrin is about as pretty as anything!
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That's some fine looking Delrin everyone!

Jackknife Case Soddies are Delrin, Boker's are polypropylene.

I dream of finding some Sheffied exhibition grade stag scales and molding them in Delrin. I would faint if Case did that. They could color match it make a barehead series with no shields. It would be sweet to have them mold the scales thick like the really nice Tony B knives. That way, everyone can have a chance to feel what nice gnarly stag can do for a pocket knife. ah. Dreams.

God Bless
 
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thawk said:
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I like the old bone handles, but Delrin is a little easier to collect. Delrin don't look too bad, and it lasts forever.
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Thats a good lookin family of Schrades thawk...

I guess I have to make an exception to my earlier post, I forgot all about those being Delrin :D
 
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