Stag liners

[Hatchet_Jack]

Gday gentleman,

Working through my stag knife with the maker and were deciding on liner material. It will be a Barlow with an integral bolster so the choice will feature on the knife.

Because the blade will be A2 he’s suggested nickel silver bolsters to patina alongside the blade. I like the idea but I was also tossing up the idea of copper liners for something different.

Does anyone have an example of a stag and copper traditional knife? I’d like to see the combination before going that route.

 

[Pàdruig]

I like copper and bronze quite a bit but I'd advise against pairing with Stag. Any hint of verdigris that doesn't get addressed right away will definitely stain your stag in a potentially unpleasant manner.

 

[kamagong]

Sage advice from Pàdruig . Verdant stag is a real thing.

 

[Old Engineer]

Sage advice from Pàdruig and kamagong to be followed if you like Stag or white bone .

Harry

 

[Will Power]

Hold on! Some people LIKE verdigris on their knives.....gives character they say (and smell...) but then, some people relish easting kidney & liver

The thing about brass-bleed (verdigris) is that it's usually very uneven too, appearing in clots rather than evenly. If I were to commission light bone or Stag I'd want stainless or all steel liners on a knife. I don't know how Copper will behave- on roofs it goes a nice even green colour (after some decades...) but on a knife not sure. It is softer than brass so it might not wear so efficiently against moving steel parts ?

 

[VCM3]

I think these bolsters are bronze by John Lloyd