Houndstooth help

Edm1

Edm1

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I have a GEC houndstooth with a wharncliffe blade. It is burnt stag. I love the way it looks but don't trust the durability of the stag. I like the knife design though and would like one that would be rugged and I could use. Can I see some pictures of your #55 in something besides stag? Thanks.
 
Feel free to keep looking for a 55 with other covers, but stag is plenty durable. With very little care it will outlast you.
 
Here you go...

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My problem is with the burnt part of the burnt stag. I can barely press it with my fingernail and it comes off. Or to describe it better I can cut it away with my fingernail. I know I shouldn't. But if it is in my pocket and rubs against something else I don't want to worry.

Thanks for the picture. I am debating that one.
 
You asked for it :D















p.s. wouldnt mind seeing some pics of your stag, just for comparisons sake :)
 
That is a looker for sure. What are your concerns with stag? Maybe some of the guys here can ease your concern of hard use? From what I have seen and read stag is very durable. It is used on hunting knives and all the people I know that go hog hunting and such are not easy on any of their gear. Biggest complaint I here from my buddys about a knife is the edge retention. Hopefully a little chatter on the subject can ease your mind of concern and allow you to enjoy that bad boy!
 
Yeah the black may come off but the texture of the stag remains. I have also found that some of the lighter handle materials show dirt and bone jigging can wear down. That said 80% of what I carry is stag, it is durable and tough and the look keeps getting better with age ( my opinion). Steven
 
It's the little plateau's of black that come off. I don't know what they are called. After the burning the black stag pimples that remain. If they were never there to start with it would be fine, but when they are there then they can come off it just bothers me. What are they called by the way? My picture didn't show them. They are on the other side.
 
Here's a pic of mine in Mexican Bocote:

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I've been guilty of ignoring wood covers in favour of stag, bone and horn. Now I have specimens in juniper, bird's eye maple, ebony, antique oak, etc, and look forward to acquiring more! Try some! :thumbup:

-Brett
 
I need to stop and find the thread, I suppose. But IIRC, the black is not actually the antler, but rather is a bit of the exterior sheathing which remained attached through the processing. Again, IIRC, losing some of the black is common, but the white material below is the actual stag and is quite robust.
 
Ed: The only "problem" ive had with stag (...used to carry a lovely stag case trapper all the time...) wuz that the stag will slowly "age" and take on a look that is like a polished white to gray bone. It looks great; but it looks lots more like bone than stag from a distance. Mine always seemed to take on a slightly green cast (...i think due to the acidity of my hands and contact with the brass pins that hold on the handles...). It looks great; that is if ya like to see lovingly cared for; but well used high quality tools. If ya want it to stay pristine; i suspect ya need to keep the handles waxed down with somethin like Renaissance Wax...

Hope this helps... Enjoy your knife!!!

leroy
 
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