show me your leather handles

Old Engineer said:
Nice looking 225 Q . Your handle is much better shape than mine. The old farmer must have used it with oiled hands many times and certainly used in the mud , the blood , and beer . I agree with leaving the patina on the blade too. Thanks for the nice pictures.

Harry
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Thanks, Harry. I'm not sure what has been done to the handle. It looks as if it was sanded smooth (or worn smooth) at some point, then thoroughly oiled and sealed. Leghog's (post #70 above) appears to be a similar case.

No complaints. Mine has a great feel, and the leather disks are tight, which is often an issue with older stacked-leather knives that have been ignored for decades. If you've explored stacked-leather disk knives on BF, you will have seen some real basket cases that call for rebuilding the handle from the tang out. So I'm happy not to have to get into that.
 
Got a Brahma like Ed's!!!! A Buck 119 w/ steel fittings and leather handle!!! What's not to like :thumbup:
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AreBeeBee said:
Thanks, Harry. I'm not sure what has been done to the handle. It looks as if it was sanded smooth (or worn smooth) at some point, then thoroughly oiled and sealed. Leghog's (post #70 above) appears to be a similar case.

No complaints. Mine has a great feel, and the leather disks are tight, which is often an issue with older stacked-leather knives that have been ignored for decades. If you've explored stacked-leather disk knives on BF, you will have seen some real basket cases that call for rebuilding the handle from the tang out. So I'm happy not to have to get into that.
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Mine wasn't sanded ass far as I can tell. Just used and protected. If ever waxed/oiled (and with just plain use) the leather washers will smooth and seem to take on the density of a rock. If you ever find one with either finger grooves or the middle washers left with absolutely no evidenced left of their deliberately created "knarliness" or both, the handle was likely sanded or replaced. The leather should darken to near black with much handling and especially if oiled or waxed.
 
Harry, that Catt looks like it's "been there, done that" and probably more than once! Still, despite the handle wear, it looks solid. Do you have plans for it? (The Case seems almost too pretty to use.)
 
AreBeeBee said:
Harry, that Catt looks like it's "been there, done that" and probably more than once! Still, despite the handle wear, it looks solid. Do you have plans for it? (The Case seems almost too pretty to use.)
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My plans for the Catt were A: Rescue it from anybody who did not know what it was / B. I have wanted a Catt for a while. / C. Hang on to it and maybe make a sheath. / D. I will most likely carry it in the tool box of my John Deere riding mower. You never know when you may need to cut something.
Even though the Case is maybe pretty , I do do use it in the gardens. It is a great cutter. I do not hunt anymore so that use is gone.

Harry
 
george65 said:
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These are awesome knives!
I would remove that active corrosion from the blade, I simply could not bear it! There will be likely some pitting under it, but it is OK. It feels to me like the corrosion just keeps on eating deeper and deeper into the steel as long as it stays there!
These age great knives george65!
 
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