Mnandi Question

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dcrock

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Anyone else with an African Blackwood or dark inlay Mnandi ever notice any glossy spots/patches/circles on the edges of the inlay? Thanks...
 
Hey D,
is it used or new. I had a Bark Mammoth Ivory Sebenza at one time and it had varying degrees of shine to it. Some spots were completely dull, others where high polished. I think it was just were the polish from CRK had been worn down. I sent another LE Seb in and the inlays were dull, it came back with a nice high polish, this is what makes me think it had worn off from carry.
 
The spots you are talking about may be resin from the stabilization. That is what I always thought them to be.
 
I am thinking they may be resin from stabilization. They are only on the front side of the handle. Just 4 spots on the edges. I know the fellow I bought it from very well, and this one was a major safe queen. (Zebra Damascus Blade) Spots or no spots, it is a beauty of a knife!!
 
JoHnYKwSt said:
The spots you are talking about may be resin from the stabilization. That is what I always thought them to be.
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I think you're probably right about that...I never thought about that before, but that makes a lot more sense. Would the dull spots still have been where the polish would have been or where resin had worn away(unlikely) It was only ever carried in a leather slipcase?
 
That's what I am thinking J! This one was never even carried in a leather slipcase. Looks good with those Umfaans too! :-)
 
You can only notice it if you hold it up to a light or in the Sun; no matter, its like character in hardwood floors. Wood is supposed to have some sort of inperfection because of the nature of the wood. It expands and contracts and has small pockets where the oil has accumulated.

Both sides of the knife has small shiny spots on the wood inlays.

Still its a great looking knife and I am using it as my current EDC.
 
My first Mnandi (Snakewood inlay) had a similar issue. I used stock finish to fill in the imperfections, took off the high spots with 400 grit paper then burnished it with 1200 grit. It took about 20 minutes. Of course, you should disassemble the knife to do this.

You can also burnish the wood by using some paste wax with a hard fabric like canvas or linen.
 
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