I tend to prefer my Traditionals with scales made of natural organic materials, bone, wood, antler, stacked leather and the like, I love the way bone based handles wear and change with time, combined with a carbon steel blade, the slow evolution of these materials are a big part of my enjoyment
So, I thought I'd hate Dupont's Derlin, after all, it's a petrochemical based resin, basically, plastic, not all that dissimilar from other plastic resins, like FRN, Celidor, or just plain plastic, dress up the name all you want, call it polymer if you must, the fact remains, it's plastic, a cold, sterile, modern compound
That said, I can't deny that Yeller Delrin handles somehow just look.... Right on a Traditional knife, and no, no one in my family, no grandparents, no uncles or aunts, and certainly not Dad, no one carried a Yeller knife, if they did carry anything, it was generally some cheap knock off or promotional knife, I was the first in our family to catch the Knut bug.... I have no way of knowing how or why Yeller just ended up looking somehow....right
About a week ago, I picked up a CV Sodbuster Jr., and have been using it pretty much exclusively as my primary EDC knife, and I'm starting to warm to the Yeller Delrin, it's not as cold, or sterile as I thought, there's an innate "organic-ness" to it, a warmth, a smoothness that I was not expecting, it almost feels like ivory, in a way, and maybe Case's choice of the tone of yellow used tends to suggest a "well aged ivory" visual suggestion to it....
I'm not really expressing myself well here, but what I'm trying to get across is that for some reason, a Yeller knife just looks right, and the sodbuster jr. Caught me off guard with the organic-ness feel of it's handles....
So, thanks to that humble little Soddie in that friendly, comfortable Yeller Delrin, I may be considering more Traditionals in Yeller handles, they work just as well as natural handles, and the knives are typically more affordable as well, and I don't have to worry about babying the handles or worry about them chipping, getting scratched, or breaking....
I think I understand now, Yeller handled knives are the honest, hardworking everyday knives you can rely on to never let you down, they may not be as "pretty" as natural handled knives, but they work harder to make up for it and with less fuss....
The simple answer, own both, Yellers are just as good, just as capable as the "fancier" knives
And since I'm purely a jeans-and T-shirt/sweatshirt kinda' guy, I don't own a suit and tie, and hate the bloody things, the Yeller handle "casual-ness" is my kind of thing....
Viva Los Yeller!
Next knife to order? CV Yeller Peanut...
So, I thought I'd hate Dupont's Derlin, after all, it's a petrochemical based resin, basically, plastic, not all that dissimilar from other plastic resins, like FRN, Celidor, or just plain plastic, dress up the name all you want, call it polymer if you must, the fact remains, it's plastic, a cold, sterile, modern compound
That said, I can't deny that Yeller Delrin handles somehow just look.... Right on a Traditional knife, and no, no one in my family, no grandparents, no uncles or aunts, and certainly not Dad, no one carried a Yeller knife, if they did carry anything, it was generally some cheap knock off or promotional knife, I was the first in our family to catch the Knut bug.... I have no way of knowing how or why Yeller just ended up looking somehow....right
About a week ago, I picked up a CV Sodbuster Jr., and have been using it pretty much exclusively as my primary EDC knife, and I'm starting to warm to the Yeller Delrin, it's not as cold, or sterile as I thought, there's an innate "organic-ness" to it, a warmth, a smoothness that I was not expecting, it almost feels like ivory, in a way, and maybe Case's choice of the tone of yellow used tends to suggest a "well aged ivory" visual suggestion to it....
I'm not really expressing myself well here, but what I'm trying to get across is that for some reason, a Yeller knife just looks right, and the sodbuster jr. Caught me off guard with the organic-ness feel of it's handles....
So, thanks to that humble little Soddie in that friendly, comfortable Yeller Delrin, I may be considering more Traditionals in Yeller handles, they work just as well as natural handles, and the knives are typically more affordable as well, and I don't have to worry about babying the handles or worry about them chipping, getting scratched, or breaking....
I think I understand now, Yeller handled knives are the honest, hardworking everyday knives you can rely on to never let you down, they may not be as "pretty" as natural handled knives, but they work harder to make up for it and with less fuss....
The simple answer, own both, Yellers are just as good, just as capable as the "fancier" knives
And since I'm purely a jeans-and T-shirt/sweatshirt kinda' guy, I don't own a suit and tie, and hate the bloody things, the Yeller handle "casual-ness" is my kind of thing....
Viva Los Yeller!
Next knife to order? CV Yeller Peanut...
I'm thinking it is about time to correct both of these deficiencies. One of their large stockmen has been calling my name.
