Inlay question

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smitty1505

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Hey guys I have a small classic sebenza with ironwood inlays and when i got it the inlays were kinda shinny. Now there dull. Almost as if the finish is gone. I do carry this knife every single day. Anyone know how to refinish it or does Chris do it? Also what inlay wears the best without noticing (minus micarta)? Also how does the mammoth ivory inlays age? Do they get dull if u edc for long periods or do they remain shinny like in the pictures? I love the way they look and want to get one but by the way my current sebenza is aging and the way i carry mine every day literally idk if it'd be a good idea. O and do they every crack or break? If so does chris replace them for a fee? Please help thanks.
 
I would imagine since the inlays are stabilized that you could rub them good with a terry cloth..Maybe furniture polish and get the shiny back somewhat easy. (pledge or similar?) Not sure, I could try it on some stabilized wood that I have at work and report back. I still have some cutting to do on the scales, so it's not a big deal.
I personally liked the micarta for the way it doesn't show issues like not being shiny.

The only inputs I have :)

Bill
 
bhyde said:
I would imagine since the inlays are stabilized that you could rub them good with a terry cloth..Maybe furniture polish and get the shiny back somewhat easy. (pledge or similar?) Not sure, I could try it on some stabilized wood that I have at work and report back. I still have some cutting to do on the scales, so it's not a big deal.
I personally liked the micarta for the way it doesn't show issues like not being shiny.

The only inputs I have :)

Bill
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Yeah that'd be cool thanks a lot. I also have been looking at the large micarta but I can't deny the beauty of the mammoth inlays. I'm going crazy trying to decide which new seb I want.
 
Mammoth wears well but all the inlays get dull when you carry them. A simple furnature polish should work. Chris will refinish if you like but if you use the knife it will dull again. Use it and cherish the wear marks.
 
I guess I haven't carried my inlaid models enough because the inlays all look about as good as they did when I received them! My plain 21, however, is showing some wear -- but I like it! I think I'd feel the same about the inlays.
 
Ok, I have tried pledge on a piece of stabilized wood,.. It seems to have worked nicely.

HTH


Bill
 
Give a good hard paste wax (Ren Wax is best) a try. The solvents would clean any gunk on it and the wax would help keep it clean and shining for a while.
 
If you have the tools... you can just give it a quick buff on a buffer with carnuba wax... that will bring back the rich, high polish that it originally came in.
 
Awesome thanks guys! Big thanks to bhyde. But still wondering what u guys think about the mammoth? To fragile for my kind of carry? Easy to shine like the wood? Sorry for being a pain.
 
Scott Dog said:
Unless you pound it with a hammer, the ivory works well.
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I hope you don't have experience with that!
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Ivory is bone... how many stag handles have you seen just fall apart with heavy use? Not many.. and you are definitely not going to use a folder as hard as a fixed blade stag so you are good to go.
 
I rub a light coating of flitz on the inlays and then give them a couple of passes on a cloth buffing wheel. Looks as good as new after you're done.The flitz and soft buffing wheel works very well on bone, stag, polished G-10, and micarta too... If you don't have a buffer, putting flitz on the inlays and giving it a good brisk rub with a soft white cloth works well too.
 
LOL link no I never would hit it with a hammer but I do have a bark ivory mnandi that I carry in the shirt pocket of my scrubs at work and I've used it for more than a couple years every day with zero and I mean zero special treatment and I carry pens in that pocket also. It gets bumped around pretty good in the course of a day. It wears and performs like any other CRK knife I have, flawlessly! Yeah it gets dirty and scratched and a little bloody once and a while but it works great. I even use it to chop down my tomato plants at the end of the season.:eek::p:thumbup::cool:
 
Incahiker said:
Ivory is bone... how many stag handles have you seen just fall apart with heavy use? Not many.. and you are definitely not going to use a folder as hard as a fixed blade stag so you are good to go.
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Not to be a PITA, but neither ivory nor stag is "bone."
 
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