Smooth white bone

coyote711

coyote711

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I've never had a knife with smooth white bone handles, but it's one of two choices I'm considering - the other one is a darker jigged bone.

I'm wondering how the white bone ages. Does it look better with the passage of time, or worse? I realize this is in the eye of the beholder, but am curious how well it ages.

Then the smooth vs the jigged. Do you like the feel of the smooth? Is it harder to get a good grip in a working situation?

Thanks for any thoughts on this! :D
 
White bone will pick up coloring from being handled overtime must as ivory does, the oils in your skin will slowly do this as will other things it comes in contact with such as being kept in a snug fitting leather pouch. This happens slowly tho. As far as grip, I think most pf the grip comes from the opening for the blade as well as other closed blades that stand proud of the scales...I don't think the jigging adds much more than looks.
 
Imagine

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I have a Bulldog Cutting Horse in that pattern, the flow of the blades is amazing. Mine is in red glitter celluloid rather than bone however.
 
coyote711 said:
Then the smooth vs the jigged. Do you like the feel of the smooth? Is it harder to get a good grip in a working situation?

Thanks for any thoughts on this! :D
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I've found that I often use my pocketknife as a worry stone, so I prefer jigged. A knife with jigged bone or stag handles is much more interesting texture-wise than one with ivory or smooth wood handles.
 
kamagong said:
I've found that I often use my pocketknife as a worry stone, so I prefer jigged. A knife with jigged bone or stag handles is much more interesting texture-wise than one with ivory or smooth wood handles.
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I know what you mean - I probably reach in and feel a knife, or pull it out and look at it and handle it dozens of times a day. I was thinking that maybe a smooth bone might feel rather nice for a change. ;)
 
A smooth bone worry stone aka 3" barlow in a 'Cameo' bone
It is already taking on some nice color from handling
The grain of the bone becomes more pronounced
and the bone becomes more translucent

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This is an interesting thread:thumbup:

In general I prefer jigged bone as I like the texture, smooth bone I tend to avoid EXCEPT white bone. It really does take on colours from time and handling, some of the pix shown bear that out.It ages very nicely indeed and, as a worry stone it is satisfying. Mind you, the pins must be flush/rounded and the bolsters radiused smoothly....
 
Thank you, gentlemen, for the pics and comments! Nothing I saw or read here is scaring me off, so I think smooth white bone it is! :D
 
My one and only knife with smooth white bone. I really like the way smooth white bone looks and can't for the life of me figure out why I have only one.
Easily correctable situation. :)


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i really like the looks of smooth bone & am going to order one or two soon. they will be safe queens so no need to worry about scratches.
 
This "puppy" is at least 40 yrs. old. Good character. I do have a Case split-back whittler in jigged white that doesn't seem to "age" much at all color wise. Maybe it's been sealed, or maybe I need to carry it more.

Mike
 
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