Is this micarta?

Haebbie

Haebbie

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I had another look at the Handle of the white 124. And I am not sure, that it is made of micarta. There is no texture, and back and belly of the handle have fissures. It more looks like white phenol or other synthetic resin like melamine.
Guys, what do you think?

Best, Haebbie

Cutout of the back of the knife.


One side of the knife with rivet.


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at this time what is needed to know is:
dates of white micarta use... and
estmated number of 124 knives useing it...
dates of white melamine use.... and
estmated number of 124 knives useing it...
and year date or estmated date / time frame of your knife..

i know the information is out there i jest do not know were to look for it ..
ok you guys out there that fall in to the :
with out ~ data it is jest a WAG ( wild -ss guess ) ...
lets dig for that data!!
 
Yes Herbert, that is micarta! For one the Corian, a countertop material, stays very white and smooth. Another account is some handgun grip manufacturers have discontinued using white micarta for the exact same reason your first picture shows- fissures. The material will not serarate or lose any strength from these tiny checks (or lines) but some customers don't like the looks of them and return the grips as somehow defective. I personally think this version of micarta does resemble elephant ivory with its yellowing and texture and the checking! I hunt high and low to find paper micarta for my shootin' irons and try hard to be patient for them to age to a shade of pale yellow and get the little checks (lines-fissures) just like your 124 MICARTA!
In addition, as Joe has told us, the micarta 124 were produced in 1990. Early in the year or late, who knows? Your blade is marked with the V date stamp making it a 1989 produced blade. If the white micarta series ran through the line in real early 1990 some of the first blades may have been last years ('89) hold-outs so they were mirror-polished and given the white treatment. At any rate I sure do like your old yellowed up 124! Smile my friend! You got the real deal...IMHO!
Dave
 
Sorry Folks. The word is NOT serarate in the fourth sentence/ third line down. I meant S E P E R A T E. Please accept my humble apologies for my short-comings and any inconveniences this may cause you or your posterity.

gd Dave
 
gd526 said:
Sorry Folks. The word is NOT serarate in the fourth sentence/ third line down. I meant S E P E R A T E. Please accept my humble apologies for my short-comings and any inconveniences this may cause you or your posterity.
gd Dave
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Quite all-right my dear chap...
for a short moment i thought you said prosterer! and had a jolly good laff!
untell that is .. i under stood that it was my mental hickup... !
it can be said that we here at buck forum are quite adept at looking for the real intent and meaning of the typed word and not so high-browed as to worry our selves over a minor...
shall we say a hickup in the typeing fingers
or train of thought ;)

'cides da done got-n rite used to me and my inability ta types or spells gooder at all... it used to be thay even required a decaff dave decoder ring ta reads what i types.... :D

if-n ya dont minds i will adds that tid bit in my Buck knives information file...
thanks a buck!
chow,
dave
 
Now you tell me about a decoder ring! I spent a little time trying to gather my breath after that enlightenment. Personally Dave, I always look forward to the challenge of cipherin' out your messages unassisted. Thanks for overlooking my minor typing indiscretion and wh4f pointed out to me, this morning, that there is some form of edit function in some little box somewhere.
Seriously Dave, my thoughts and prayers are with you and Karen and I hope with you, and for you. Keep your spirits up and keep swinging-
 
gd526 said:
Now you tell me about a decoder ring! I spent a little time trying to gather my breath after that enlightenment. Personally Dave, I always look forward to the challenge of cipherin' out your messages unassisted.
Seriously Dave, my thoughts and prayers are with you and Karen and I hope with you, and for you. Keep your spirits up and keep swinging-
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yep goose or scott both have a lender decoder ring...
most of late seem to like to do it on there own ...

karen is realy the trouper!! she went in swinging and if she had not been in such great shape to start who knows...
she has gotten a tad weak from the chemo and
her doc says no walking or straining on the back bone
because of the cancer weaking it ..
so he ok'ed water work out as low impact so
pulled some money outa a hat and
putting in a pool for her to work out in ...

wateing on more testing and the results ... that is hard part the wateing...
will up date every one tues or turs after results are in ...

she said if her health gets no worse she will go to post falls with me in 08!!!:D
i think so she can chaprone me at the buck store!!! :grumpy:

some thing about not letting a kid with a sweet tooth
loose in a candy store...:confused:
 
334dave said:
'cides da done got-n rite used to me and my inability ta types or spells gooder at all... it used to be thay even required a decaff dave decoder ring ta reads what i types.... :D
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I would like to boast that I dont even need my decaf dave decoder ring anymore...(sold it on the bay several weeks back. :D Did not know how collectible they had gotten to be!) :D
I can now read fluent D-dave and will gladly offer my services should any of my friends posts need to be interpreted! ;)
 
Joe Houser said:
I would like to boast that I dont even need my decaf dave decoder ring anymore...(sold it on the bay several weeks back. :D Did not know how collectible they had gotten to be!) :D
I can now read fluent D-dave and will gladly offer my services should any of my friends posts need to be interpreted! ;)
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yowsher boss!!
hee hee heee ...after i sats behind ya and ates cross from ya at dinner
for 4 days in 'lanta Gorgea and bended ya ear all that time i suree hopes ya got used to decaff D speek my friend!!

see once ya dont needs a decoder ring no more ...
they have little historical value...
least i hopes so !!!
 
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