Jigged bone

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knnut

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Anyone treat their jigged bone to preserve them? I have heard mineral oil.
 
I use mineral oil. I'm not sure how well it works since all my bone handled knives are newer, but so far so good.
 
Although I'm sure it can't hurt, I've never felt the need to add anything to preserve bone handles (jigged or not). I've collected many bone-scaled knives over the last 20+ years, and most of that time has been spent in the relatively hot/dry southwest. No issues with shrinking or drying out. Bone is generally very stable and durable, aside from the occasional cracks that result from stresses around pins, or from dropping/impacts. The stress issues around the pins are usually due more to defects in the bone or the construction (such as cracks resulting from drilling the scales for the pins), from early on. Otherwise, it holds up very well on it's own.
 
Oils will soak into the bone and soften it. A nice coat of paste wax is all you need.
 
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