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Only synthetic options? Am I the only one that thinks that an ebony clad sodbuster would be the bee's knees? I do applaud the delrin option over acrylic, though.
 
Cory an ebony 71 would certainly catch my attention. If I didn't mind another knife in the rotation the 71 with any wood covers would be in the running.
 
Cory Hess said:
Only synthetic options? Am I the only one that thinks that an ebony clad sodbuster would be the bee's knees? I do applaud the delrin option over acrylic, though.
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Ebony would be awesome. Especially the most recent stuff they used on Charlie's 35. In excited to get the crown lifters in hand as well
 
Ebony, jigged bone, stag. Oh my, stag....

Me thinks they may be missing out on something here. Then again, they will sell all they make doing it their way. One can dream.
 
I would be on board for new covers (wood, bone, stag, etc.) on the #71, but part of me is thankful that this run will be more of the same, so I don't have to buy one. :D

(Also, I don't think stag or bone covers really fit with the usual Farm & Field Tool aesthetic, but I could see wood working.)
 
I received my ebony crown lifter yesterday. It is not the full, dark, creamy ebony of the HJ. Mine has very defined light brown streaking in the grain. I'm not complaining as it still looks great and actually like grain patterns. Both scales are matched well on my 15. I'll post some pics when possible.
 
Tilley Knife said:
I received my ebony crown lifter yesterday. It is not the full, dark, creamy ebony of the HJ. Mine has very defined light brown streaking in the grain. I'm not complaining as it still looks great and actually like grain patterns. Both scales are matched well on my 15. I'll post some pics when possible.
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Looking forward to it! The pics they had posted showed it pretty dark but its always hard to tell until you have it in your hands and under natural light
 
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mortonm said:
Looking forward to it! The pics they had posted showed it pretty dark but its always hard to tell until you have it in your hands and under natural light
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Very true. Mine looks nothing like the photo and would be clearly discernible in any light. The brown/gray streaks are very well defined. Again, I'm not complaining as I find it very attractive. When working with natural materials, specifically wood, there will always be wide variations. As long as the scales are well matched, as with my 15, variation is not an issue for me.
 
Tilley Knife said:
Very true. Mine looks nothing like the photo and would be clearly discernible in any light. The brown/gray streaks are very well defined. Again, I'm not complaining as I find it very attractive. When working with natural materials, specifically wood, there will always be wide variations. As long as the scales are well matched, as with my 15, variation is not an issue for me.
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In the end, I will be using and carrying this thing a lot so the colour isnt the most important part, although I did switch my order to the ebony from the micarta because of their pictures, but it doesn't hurt function in the least and that's all that matters me. I will post up some pics tonight as well when I get my hands on it
 
Tilley Knife said:
I received my ebony crown lifter yesterday. It is not the full, dark, creamy ebony of the HJ. Mine has very defined light brown streaking in the grain. I'm not complaining as it still looks great and actually like grain patterns. Both scales are matched well on my 15. I'll post some pics when possible.
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Ah man that put a smile on my face. Mine should arrive early next week. Which is good since I'm heading to a custom knife show this weekend.
 
Can I ask the good folk here for ideas? I have a #15 Navy Knife in 'Old Barn Chestnut'. This wood is very soft and having carried it and used it since I bought it, the wood in some areas is significantly marked. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas what the best way was to smooth out and restore the wood?

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Here is the knife showing the undamaged side. I bought it to be a user and it has been, daily, but this wood is so soft you can damage it badly with a fingernail.

Would steaming work or could it ruin the wood and/or shift the pins out of alignment?
 
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Tilley Knife said:
I received my ebony crown lifter yesterday. It is not the full, dark, creamy ebony of the HJ. Mine has very defined light brown streaking in the grain. I'm not complaining as it still looks great and actually like grain patterns. Both scales are matched well on my 15. I'll post some pics when possible.
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Here's mine.

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Love the knife but I just find the blade etch on the ebony garish - not so on the other covers. I'm really on the fence about ordering one, because the ebony is so nice.

My take on ebony is the more defined the profile of the knife, the better it looks in ebony. Conversely, unremarkable profiles need something more than ebony to give them visual appeal. That said, everyone seems to like HJ 10 in ebony, so I may have to revise this theory once my HJ 10 arrives.
 
Pomsbz said:
Can I ask the good folk here for ideas? I have a #15 Navy Knife in 'Old Barn Chestnut'. This wood is very soft and having carried it and used it since I bought it, the wood in some areas is significantly marked. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas what the best way was to smooth out and restore the wood?

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Here is the knife showing the undamaged side. I bought it to be a user and it has been, daily, but this wood is so soft you can damage it badly with a fingernail.

Would steaming work or could it ruin the wood and/or shift the pins out of alignment?
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I have steamed the dents out of an old gun stock during restoration, but I would be wary of doing anything like that with how tightly fitted the pins are. I would think you would almost certainly crack something.

I would try to lightly sand out the spots and maybe apply a little bit of moisture (not a ton of steam...) and then try to use a penetrating stabilizer type material to make the wood a little harder. It's going to be a lot harder to stabilizer that wood while it's on the knife though... maybe it's just destined to get the dents and dings and be a cool heirloom.
 
Pomsbz can you please post a photo showing the damaged side? I am interested to see. The photo you posted looks good- i like the wear and black marks around the bail. Interested to see how bad the other damage is.

I have heard that steam works on indentations, but if you intend to keep carrying the knife, you may find the problem returns.
 
Camillus said:
Love the knife but I just find the blade etch on the ebony garish - not so on the other covers. I'm really on the fence about ordering one, because the ebony is so nice.

My take on ebony is the more defined the profile of the knife, the better it looks in ebony. Conversely, unremarkable profiles need something more than ebony to give them visual appeal. That said, everyone seems to like HJ 10 in ebony, so I may have to revise this theory once my HJ 10 arrives.
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Once you use it for awhile that logo will be worn off or covered up with patina. It's not my favorite either.

On the other hand my ebony is pretty dark, a few small streaks of brown but on the whole quite dark

I love how clean this looks with the all steel and black
 
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