So which one is tiger hide?

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uyotg

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Is it these, with thick bands of red and black?
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Or is it these, with thin bands of yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow-black-gray-black?
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(ignore the bottom one, the black canvas NMFBM)
 
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all of them are tiger hide, they vary a bit
 
The top two are Tiger hide, the Cultie in pic three may be Snake Skin, and the #13 is Tiger.
 
nope pic 3 is tigerhide or at least that how mine was sold to me ?
 
OK... obviously there are lots of conflicts here. :p
Can anyone from Busse weigh in?
 
resinguy said:
The top two are Tiger hide, the Cultie in pic three may be Snake Skin, and the #13 is Tiger.
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The third and fourth pictures are almost the same thing. The only difference is the number of yellow-red layers between the black-gray-black ones.
The first and second are definitely different than the #13 NMFBMLE though... so you're saying the same thing as Dave maybe, that tiger hide varies?
 
The correct answer is: C, all of the above.
When creating layered micarta, especially in large sheets, there can be quite a difference in look of the finished product. Having not seen tigerhide LE's recently, I'm wondering if Jerry became displeased with the inconsistencies in the tigerhide he was receiving and decided to make a change to something more consistent from one run to the next, like black paper micarta.

ETA:

Look at the differences from one handle to the next on these NMFBMLE's:

NMFBM-7-8-9-10-12-100_4.jpg


...And the handle of #27 NMFBMLE:

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At first, I was rather unhappy with this and almost returned them for rehandling...but the variations grew on me and I'm glad that I didn't now. :)
 
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The NMFBM below #13 in the last picture is the only one not Tigerhide.
That one is Black Micarta
All the rest are Tigerhide.
The color schemes also have alot to do with depth and width of machining, and thickness of slabs.
Remember it is made up of layers.
 
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Jaxx said:
The correct answer is: C, all of the above.
When creating layered micarta, especially in large sheets, there can be quite a difference in look of the finished product. Having not seen tigerhide LE's recently, I'm wondering if Jerry became displeased with the inconsistencies in the tigerhide he was receiving and decided to make a change to something more consistent from one run to the next, like black paper micarta.
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While that's true, that implies the stock is all the same and the differences are just caused by the machining or handshaping. These pictures show there are very clear differences in the colors, thicknesses, and number of layers of Micarta as well. Do you know which one is the current tiger hide? I like the look of the more complex pattern (#3 and #4).

#1 and #2 are definitely the same thing. #3 and #4 are the same colors and style, at least... still a bit different, not enough to make them look different at a quick glance, but still very different from #1 and #2.

What the fourth picture shows well however is that the tiger hide seems to have black canvas in it, those three layers of black-gray-black between every red and yellow portion. Learned something new!
 
No wonder I been looking for new tiger hide handled knives that I'm use to and can't find any LOL!
 
uyotg said:
What the fourth picture shows well however is that the tiger hide seems to have black canvas in it, those three layers of black-gray-black between every red and yellow portion. Learned something new!
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Here's another thought... we see that there's a layer of the Busse black canvas Micarta pattern in the tiger hide. We also know that black canvas Micarta turns completely black with use. Therefore, perhaps #1/2 are the same as #3/4 after use, assuming the yellow-red layers eventually turn completely red with use as well.
 
Jaxx said:
ETA:

Look at the differences from one handle to the next on these NMFBMLE's:

NMFBM-7-8-9-10-12-100_4.jpg

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Thanks for adding those pictures... they say a lot, especially all being the same model. Which brings up the question, care to share one or two? :cool:

In all seriousness though, yeah, I guess it's also an inconsistency in the Micarta stock. I didn't think there'd be so much that it looks as if the actual configuration of the layers are different. The variations are cool, sure, but I wish they would be two separate things instead of being ambiguous like this.

In all seriousness again, share one or two? :p
 
This crop and enlargement should show the variances better...

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:)
 
roenman said:
The NMFBM below #13 in the last picture is the only one not Tigerhide.
That one is Black Micarta
All the rest are Tigerhide.
The color schemes also have alot to do with depth and width of machining, and thickness of slabs.
Remember it is made up of layers.
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LOL, yeah, sorry, I had ignored that one cause I noticed that it's black canvas micarta, but thank you for removing the confusion I may have caused! :):thumbup:
 
OK, here's another stumper. What is this one?

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This is like tiger hide, except the black-gray layers and the red-yellow layers are reversed, i.e., more black less red!
 
uyotg said:
OK, here's another stumper. What is this one?

This is like tiger hide, except the black-gray layers and the red-yellow layers are reversed, i.e., more black less red!
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I would say that is Tigerhide also.
It sure isn't Black Micarta
 
uyotg said:
While that's true, that implies the stock is all the same and the differences are just caused by the machining or handshaping. These pictures show there are very clear differences in the colors, thicknesses, and number of layers of Micarta as well. Do you know which one is the current tiger hide? I like the look of the more complex pattern (#3 and #4).

#1 and #2 are definitely the same thing. #3 and #4 are the same colors and style, at least... still a bit different, not enough to make them look different at a quick glance, but still very different from #1 and #2.

What the fourth picture shows well however is that the tiger hide seems to have black canvas in it, those three layers of black-gray-black between every red and yellow portion. Learned something new!
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I dunno about current...but the TG was offered last...However, that may have been pieces left from other runs since it has handshaped handles. Tigerhide was offered on various models as a canvas micarta and a linen micarta and the TH canvas seemed to be more consistent, but not without its variations as well. From sheet to sheet, run to run, there will be variances. As for machining, I've been told that this also can cause the TH micarta to look entirely different from sheet to sheet and one can't tell until the cut has begun.

That TG is linen...Culti- also linen...ASH-1 linen...FBMLE canvas...NMFBMLE & NMSFNOLE & SFNOLE linen...HOFSHLE, BATACLE both canvas... Pretty sure the decision by the Shop was determined by what they had in stock or could get when needed.

Kinda bleary here...hope this helps to answer your questions...OTHER than can I share my NMFBMLE's! ;):p:D
 
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