Frozen Bone Knife handles.

[MercyfulfateXX]

Good day everyone!

So I bought a few Bone handle knives from a guy up North that had these knives in a building for a few years that were subjected to 0 degree temperatures every Winter and it got me thinking does the 0 degree temps do anything to the Bone?
The knives I purchased the Bone handles are fine. I’ve inspected them with a jewelers loop.didn’t notice anything negative.

 

[MercyfulfateXX]

Anyone?

 

[flylock]

If they have not cracked by now they probably won’t. Should be pretty stable if they are cattle bone

 

[Jsega51]

It’s not so much a static temp, it’s the range of temps and environment that natural handle materials get subjected to that will cause changes. They will expand/contract but it doesn’t always lead to cracks or issues. Some of my stag scales will shrink in the winter and not feel flush to the tang or guard but in the spring they expand back to their normal dimensions. That’s not even due to the cold though since they’re in the house, it’s due to the dry winter air.

The only knife I’ve had an issue with was a slipjoint with mammoth scales that eventually cracked through at one of the pin holes.

 

[afishhunter]

I've never had bone crack from sub-Zero temps alone during the last 60 odd years.
It  might be possible to have one crack or chip, if a bone handled knife is dropped onto a hard surface. It depends on how it lands and the design of the knife. A "shadow pattern" with no bolsters, or a "bare head" pattern (single bolster on one end) are more likely to suffer a crack or chip when dropped (bare head if it lands on the bolster-less end) regardless of the temperature, than a knife with a bolster on each end.

Bone is one of the more durable natural handle materials.

 

[MercyfulfateXX]

Thank you all for your replies:
Bovine Bone on all knives. I guess all is well because everything seems fine. I guess Bone is near indestructible, lol