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supratentorial said:
Nice looking knives :thumbup:

I was expecting long pulls on the boy's knives since the original run of beer scouts had them. Anyone know if this run of beer scouts will have nail nicks or long pulls?

Also, still wondering if this run of beer scouts will have brass liners like the original run or steel liners like these boy's knives.
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Pretty sure they will have brass liners and long pulls like last time.
 
Thanks. The preorder information suggests the liners and pulls aren't different between the two. But that info was written a long time ago.
 
supratentorial said:
Nice looking knives :thumbup:

I was expecting long pulls on the boy's knives since the original run of beer scouts had them. Anyone know if this run of beer scouts will have nail nicks or long pulls?

Also, still wondering if this run of beer scouts will have brass liners like the original run or steel liners like these boy's knives.
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Jake, I am looking into those exact questions. Chris was away at a show last week, but I will ask her on Monday and post the resulting answers.
 
deleted. My response was superceeded by the other good responses.

Can't wait to see how all four new Beer Scouts turn out.
 
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Travman said:
That stinks. You could also try some clear polyurethane. It would probably do the same thing; provide a nice hard seal.

Here is a picture of my Old Barn Chestnut knife. I was really drawn to it because of the history of the chestnut tree here in America. I can still see shoots of the old chestnut trees which sprout up from the old roots of the trees that used to dominate our east coast forests.

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That is a knife well worth the effort, I was sad I missed those. Glad you got to the treatment before it got damaged. Thanks again for the advice, My ma in law is coming in a month from the UK and I'll be able to get the oils for a fraction of the price from there hopefully.
 
gunstockjack said:
Some other stuff that will seal and harden the wood are CA (superglue; apply thin type until wood is permeated, then sand and buff), slow-set epoxy (apply sparingly; let soak in and wipe off; set aside for 24 hours then light sand & buff), and there are clear 'wood hardening' products sold in the paint department of most hardware/paint stores that are made to 'save' dry-rotting wood in construction applications. I believe Min-Wax makes one for this purpose. Also, you could use clear spar polyurethane if you are neat about it. Spar varnish will also work; thin with turpentine.
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Thanks for the advice, you and everyone else!
 
Checked with "the Man" and he confirmed that the Beer Scouts will have the brass frame and long nail nick like the previous run.
 
Nice, the regular run looked so weird with the regular nail nick

I find it funny, I looked at these threads a couple years ago with limited traditional knife experience. I had some case knives, Remington bullet, some pumas, and a couple sod busters. Now little details like the nail nick make or break a knife for me. I would have never noticed these details before. I'd like to both blame and thank all of you.
 
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