Northwoods Michigan Jack

Good one, Derrick. :thumbup:

I have one of the Blue camel bone Broadway Jacks. I love the look of the variable dye job. My knife is unique in appearance and I also like the rustic appearance of the blade.
 
okbohn said:
People underestimate the difficulty of dehydrating camels.

We haven't tried freeze drying yet. I think it holds real potential.
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Had no idea it would be so difficult and a very interesting idea for dehydration.
 
RDaneel said:
My knife is unique in appearance and I also like the rustic appearance of the blade.
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That's why I [emoji7] these pocket knives so much. Each one has its own personality. I especially prefer the stamped blade more than not in the Northwoods line.
 
Re: dehydrating a camel bone: does bone have to have all of it's moisture removed for it to be able to absorb the dye ?
And regarding the dyed camel bone on the Mich Jack, does the dye penetrate the full thickness of the handle slabs ?
kj
 
kootenay joe said:
The majority of the Michigan Jacks have dyed camel bone handles; green, black, red, & blue. Camel shin bone is very dense. Perhaps this is why so little dye is absorbed ? The result is most of these have a few areas of light color with most of the handle still being the off-white bone.
I do not find these attractive at all. But they still get purchased. Are people buying these barely dyed camel bone Michigan Jacks because they really want a Michigan Jack or do you really like these handles ?
kj
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My preference is natural bone covers. For me, when the bone is a solid color it has the appearance of a synthetic. I much prefer the blotchy look because (to me) it appears like a hand made natural material. Another preference for me is smooth ivory bone (white covers). The nice thing about the camel bone that doesn't take all the dye is it's mostly smooth ivory, but has a hint of color. On a side note, my experience is you can look at KSF images to pick out the perfect color pattern, but when it arrives at home it's not going to look exactly like it did in the images.
 
kootenay joe said:
Re: dehydrating a camel bone: does bone have to have all of it's moisture removed for it to be able to absorb the dye ?
And regarding the dyed camel bone on the Mich Jack, does the dye penetrate the full thickness of the handle slabs ?
kj
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The camel bone does not accept dye very well. Sometimes it penetrates further, but I don't think it ever goes all the way through.
 
okbohn said:
People underestimate the difficulty of dehydrating camels. They were made for desert dwelling, so they are hard to dehydrate. It takes a very long time and the slightest bit of water brings them right back to their spitting selves.

We haven't tried freeze drying yet. I think it holds real potential.
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Yeah, I've seen a show or 2 on them, amazing animals truly.
 
Just got my beauty! Next to my 'home-dyed' Broadway for size comparison. First 2 pics in sunlight.

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Someone please point me to the 'Thanks KSF' thread please!
 
okbohn said:
I think it is a matter of personal preference. I, personally, love the variation in the handle material. :)
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The variation is especially nice if you are working up a small collection. For example, a Broadway Jack with more intense color will look all the more amazing next to your mostly white Michigan Jack with less intense dye (and vice-versa). I know I'm not supposed to get all caught-up in material things, but arguably my favorite traditional knife is a light colored "black" camel bone #83 I picked up a few months ago. It just shines next to my charcoal-colored knife.

What I really love are the examples with the cracks in the bone. You might not want something like that on your #85, but these spots of character are extremely becoming on the Northwoods rustic line. I was not going to buy a blue Michigan Jack, but when I saw this, I couldn't control myself: http://www.knivesshipfree.com/northwoods-knives-michigan-jack-blue-camel-bone-06/

Thanks for all the fun, Derrick!
 
Thanks for the comparison pics to the Broadway. That Michigan really does look like a good size......I may have to break my promise to myself and pick one up.
 
I miss not having an elephant ivory option. I have quite a few GEC made knives with elephant ivory and every one is top quality ivory. Can you go to the back door of the factory and still buy these 'under the table' ?
kj
 
tje803 said:
This is my first Northwoods, and I am very impressed.
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Congrats and it's very nice. You won't be able to have just one Northwoods.

MOhunter92 said:
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Black one showed up today! Great knife, really like it
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It's a beaut! Congrats.

chuckgp said:
Just got my beauty! Next to my 'home-dyed' Broadway for size comparison.
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Great pics and congrats.

Maverick299 said:
I may have to break my promise to myself and pick one up.
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2nd a good promise to beak.
 
Thanks for the kind words guys. Just threw a wicked edge on it and it's the sharpest I've ever had a knife get, scary sharp
 
Thanks HST!
I just drool over one side, then turn it over and drool over that one. IMO they nailed some of these dark handles, superb.
Up here under a light bulb mine looks almost deep dark blue. Mine is a pretty sharp paper slicer as is.

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