grainline blem

[arty]

Uncle Bill lists some blems as having a grainline in the handle. Is this a crack or is it a discoloration that could hide a crack that will appear?
Is it simple to fix a narrow crack, and are the blems "guaranteed?"

 

[Skeletor]

Cracks are easy to fix and the blems are guaranteed, don't know about an exact definition of grainlines. I guess they're just really fine cracks.

 

[BruiseLeee]

Most grainlines don't need any "fixing" at all. The regular treatment with some lanolin based product is all that is needed. The blems with grainlines I have are only a small hairline crack that may or may not be just on the surface. That's why Uncle Bill says on the blem posts that "probably won't go anywhere". To fix a narrow crack I usually use some form of "superglue" I use a thinner type that we use at work (loctite 408). I figure Crazy glue would work just as well.

 

[arty]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Tohatchi NM]

I think a grainline can be one of two things - a very fine crack, almost like a deep scratch, or a color variation in the horn that looks like it could turn into a crack.