Noob Question - GEC Natural Bone Covers

[dilinger]

Hi folks,
I'm new to GEC, and I've noticed that knives with "natural bone" covers have surface imperfections - tiny rough spots, pores, and places your fingernail will catch. Im curious if this is normal, or if I've just been unlucky
Thanks in advance!
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[Danke42]

That's because that's what bone is; all that stuff is natural to the material. Check out polished or smooth bone (or acrylic) if you don't like the look.

The Love/Hate of natural material.

 

[JM2]

I don’t guess I have ever seen natural bone. I’ve only ever seen natural color but that was polished smooth.

 

[dilinger]

That's because that's what bone is; all that stuff is natural to the material. Check out polished or smooth bone (or acrylic) if you don't like the look.

The Love/Hate of natural material.

Thanks for the reply, sir. I feel better knowing " it is what it is"

 

[calm]

Some go to extremes

https://imgur.com/onQ4KPW

 

[fishin1635]

Here’s one with “ primitive bone” which GEC obtained from an old cattle farm graveyard.

The bones were in a state of natural deterioration, showing severe age and weathering. Special processes were designed and utilized at Great Eastern Cutlery to prepare the primitive bone for knife handles and for assembly to pocketknife liners. The finished and polished knife handles, as much as 60 years old, have a unique character and coloration that can only be achieved by the many years of aging and natural weathering. Great Eastern Cutlery was able to obtain the primitive bones and used them for a series of highly collectible Northfield Branded Serialized knives.

 

[waynorth]

A variation on "Primitive"!!

 

[dilinger]

Some go to extremes

https://imgur.com/onQ4KPW

Here’s one with “ primitive bone” which GEC obtained from an old cattle farm graveyard.

The bones were in a state of natural deterioration, showing severe age and weathering. Special processes were designed and utilized at Great Eastern Cutlery to prepare the primitive bone for knife handles and for assembly to pocketknife liners. The finished and polished knife handles, as much as 60 years old, have a unique character and coloration that can only be achieved by the many years of aging and natural weathering. Great Eastern Cutlery was able to obtain the primitive bones and used them for a series of highly collectible Northfield Branded Serialized knives.

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