The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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That's the truth.
Would boiled linseed oil work as well?
Yes
you didn't have to share that, but I appreciate your honesty.
I have had linseed oil turn very dark but I don't remember if it was boiled or raw linseed.
so my pleb ass found out about this days after the release, and was gutted, becasue the bocote 83 is the perfect knife for my brother and i've been looking for the right one for a while. where do you all learn of pending GEC releases? my impression is you need to be diligent to snag any release of theirs, like the mule teams of late, and i don't know if i have the time/attention for it, but i'd love not to *completely* miss my chance for these next time. am i right in assuming the wood #83 won't be back for some time, though?
The price will be fixed for the sale!! I have some say in this matter!!
Linseed oil can gain some mold that turns very dark!! It's organic!! Mineral oil is much safer!!
This!! Barry will be busting butt for us all!! I for one, am grateful!!
I would expect the linseed oil to cure and seal the wood. The mineral oil oil I would expect to act more as a treatment or additive that would need to be repeated. Am I off on this?
I think you are right! A knife handle is not like furniture!! A hard finish can trap moisture/sweat!! Mineral oil lets the handle breathe, but protects the individual fibers. Too much can soften wood, stag and bone so use it sparingly!! My 2 cents !!
Thanks Charlie, this was the first I had heard of you controlling the price. Not alarmist just uninformed... Also I appreciate the huge task that it is and have no objection to any dealer being compensated for it. Consider me fully assured.
My pleasure!!
That makes sense.
It would be boiled, my father put Raw linseed on every thing in sight, it darkened a bit, but never went really dark, and he would repeat the application every one to two years if it was wood out in the elements. That was all that generation had as a wood preserver, and they put it on every thing. I have used it on wooden knife scales with great success, as i said it will darken wood a bit, especially the lighter colored woods, the key is, less is more, just light coats, then leave it for up to 2 weeks to soak in. It is a pure oil with no hardening agents.
Even the Bible says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." Barry will more than earn whatever he gets from his efforts, as well as our gratitude for a tedious job.
I think you win nicest covers so far.
I have an older 23 that has a lot of open and close movement at half stop. I just measured: 5/8” of play at the tip. I don’t even notice it, I just open it and use it. It locks up super tight, love the thing.
