Thanks Para. I'd have to agree that aesthetically, the giraffe bone isn't that appealing if it has not had some coloring added. But I REALLY like it with a little coloring.
The same pretty much goes for any bone material (like Case chestnut bone, or red jigged bone, etc), I suppose, and I'm starting to build a nice little collection of those.
I like stag, but have found out recently that some (all?) stag can pick up the oils from a leather sheath and get a most unpleasant stain. Not a BIG deal on a user, but it happens, apparently. Meanwhile, the Tim Scholl skinner with giraffe bone that I bought up at the Timonium show (grey and pink/red/fuscia/somethin'
; I know you know the one I'm talking about, your son was eyeing it closely at one point.
) has spent it's entire time since then in the sheath, with no oils staining it.
So anyway... have you heard that about stag staining? Or witnessed it?
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