How green is green micarta? see bussecombat.

Walking Man

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Is Green micarta actually as green on the handle on the pic at Bussecombat?
From all other pictures I've seen the answer is a very disappointing no. If I had known it would be more like a gray, I would have ordered another color on my HOFSH.
Can somesome confirm this? thanks.
 
most of the green that i have is a mossy green, very good lookingm imho,

try washing it with some hot soapy water and see how it looks, or spray some wd-40 on it then see how that looks too.
 
idahoskunk said:
most of the green that i have is a mossy green, very good lookingm imho,

try washing it with some hot soapy water and see how it looks, or spray some wd-40 on it then see how that looks too.
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I have also noticed that WD-40 lightens the colour of micarta.
 
Peter La said:
I have also noticed that WD-40 lightens the colour of micarta.
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Just what you need on a knife....... a slipery handle.
 
here's a quick pic of one, sorry for the blurry shot, i need a new camera!

green linen micarta on my spnark



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randucci said:
Just what you need on a knife....... a slipery handle.
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mmmmm right, slips right out of your hand and into mine! :cool:

really, no prob, it dries and isn't slick as you would think, not at all imho wtf
 
idahoskunk said:
most of the green that i have is a mossy green, very good lookingm imho,

try washing it with some hot soapy water and see how it looks, or spray some wd-40 on it then see how that looks too.
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Mossy is a good description. it's not pure green like 00FF00 on the web color palette. It really is a nice shade for knife handles.
 
Moss coloured describes the green linen micarta handles that I have handled and owned very well.
 
I would also think that it, like other micarta handles I've had, will darken up over time from your hands oils (No comments for the peanut gallery :p )
 
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photos are kind of funny for color rendition, as it all depends on the white balance used. these 3 photo's kind of give an idea of how varied it can be. the last photo is probably the best, the regular ad being a combination of moss gree's and beige, and the variant being an almost teal green...
 
Hey Skunk

I will trad you out of that camera you are using ? Some chubby knife maker dropped mine on the ground at blade & broke the battery compartment so I need a new one also. But the one you are using now takes good enough pics for a simple sheath maker from Tucson.

Now for the Green Micarta

They stuff on the old e-series was more of a grey as was the micarta on the AD's & 3/16 SJ's but the new micarta on knives like the jungle defender's & newer knives is very green.
I see a bunch of different knives making sheaths for all these Busse's & ........Rats & have seen a differance but the new stuff looks very green.
Hope that helps.

Now if we could get some green resperine C handles & have green Rats wouldn't that be cool?
 
David, I bet the camera he's using belong's to Vicki and she probably don't want his skunky hands on it for to long :p
 
Raden said:
David, I bet the camera he's using belong's to Vicki and she probably don't want his skunky hands on it for to long :p
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yes, it is vicki's, mine is now in the hands of some lucky sob who didn't have to pay for it. really pisses me off as i usually don't loose my stuff. oh well another knife sold and i will have the funds for a new one :cool:
 
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