Queen Dan Burke small barlow

Take some pictures hoopster if you have a chance. I'm interested in how much variation there is compaired to mine. I've posted pictures in this thread that you can compair to.
 
I guess it's a fine line between beautiful tones of autumn orange/caramel/brown, and just plain yucky orange.

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hoopster said:
I guess it's a fine line between beautiful tones of autumn orange/caramel/brown, and just plain yucky orange.

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That one looks about the same color as the large Queen Dan Burke barlow. Maybe they ran out of the more reddish material?
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Even that large Barlow has some "burnt" areas on the edges. I'm not really upset with Queen as I know there's variation in materials but I cannot live with this color orange. I don't care if I ruin the scales and have to have it re-handled, or sell the knife at a major loss. I'm just not a fan of orange. It will be an interesting experiment that's for sure. :)
 
Yikes!

I have been following along here, and was not thinking much one way or another about the orange (mine has orange hues as well) until I saw that knife.

That dude isn't orange, it's ORANGE!! It looks like a university commemorative souvenir of some sort. BUT... one man's cake is another man's poison. Some vendors actually strive for the orange bone and sell that as a scale option, so in someone's eyes this may be quite the prize. I don't think this is a QC issue as much as it is a matter of taste. (It's not mine, either!)

Personally, I would think long and hard about sending it back. The fit and finish on the knife itself looked very nice, and I can personally attest that it isn't always that way when buying this particular model. I would be very happy with that level of F/F and the cosmetics would come second on that particular knife.

But I don't believe it would be that hard to change or modify the color a bit. I think a bit of brown on that handle would be perfect.

From our own:

http://199.231.142.3/forums/showthread.php?t=539768

read on down to post #8 here, and note it doesn't take any heat, boiling or anything else. Since the bone is treated from its first dye, I would think you could simply clean it with some alcohol, then soak it.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521374

Lots of info out there on the 'net.

Robert
 
hoopster said:
Thanks Robert, I'll post back with the results good or bad once the deed is done.
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I really hope you do. I have a couple of knives I would like to change a bit of the color on now, but they don't bother me enough to try anything on them.

I think you would do us all a great favor if you passed on your results!

If you would, post them here so I will know where to find them.

Thanks - good luck!

Robert
 
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midnight flyer said:
I really hope you do. I have a couple of knives I would like to change a bit of the color on now, but they don't bother me enough to try anything on them.

I think you would do us all a great favor if you passed on your results!

If you would, post them here so I will know where to find them.

Thanks - good luck!

Robert
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Here you go. I wiped the bone down with a q-tip soaked in alcohol. Then dabbed on a mixture of super strong, double brewed coffee and Kiwi black leather dye. It did make a noticeable improvement but got to a certain level where it wouldn't get any darker.
I hope the pictures show the difference but the lighting isn't the same as earlier today. It's definitely acceptable to me now although I'll probably keep playing with it and will post pics again if there's any improvement with other methods.
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I'm working on a blade patina also to get a contrast between the orange bone, silver bolsters and gray blade.
 
That is much better!

Now throw in a few years of pocket dirt, hand oil, and stains from making that thing work, and it will look just right! :thumbup:

Nice.

Robert
 
I feel for you. It seems that is the gamble we play with traditional knives and blind purchases. Natural handle materials are all unique and different for better or for worse.

A similar thing happened to me with a different knife/ bone material a few weeks ago.
 
I ordered one of these today for my Dad for Christmas.

Hopefully he'll carry it around for 20+ years and then pass it on to my boy.
 
Hoopster, that looks great man.

I like it a lot now. Then again, I'm a Cleveland Browns fan so I liked it in the beginning.
 
MHill said:
Hoopster, that looks great man.

I like it a lot now. Then again, I'm a Cleveland Browns fan so I liked it in the beginning.
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Thanks, I posted an additional picture at the bottom of this thread ( http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=798608 ).
It shows more of the blade patina and discusses a little further some of what I did to get it darker. I wouldn't mind it a little darker still but it's certainly beautiful enough for now.
 
I think you dd a great job considering how quickly you were able to accomplish it. :thumbup:
 
It is a shame that you weren't happy with the original color but I really liked it. Mine ended up being beautiful at first but I had to send it in for some issues I was having with it. The one they sent back was equally beautiful. With the exception of a few days my DB barlow has been my EDC for a few months now. I love that knife. Hoopster I forgot to add, Great job on those scales.
 
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