Will Power
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I need to draw from your pool of knowledge again:
It's about types of stag, grades and how you know what you are getting.
What is the difference in quality and characteristics between Sambar stag and Red stag? Is the former Indian and the latter from Red Deer? What makes Sambar superior? How easy is it to fashion into handles?
Why was Sambar stag export banned by the Indian government? Surely Sambar stag is naturally shed by the animals, it's not like shooting Rhino for horn-a disgusting waste. Which part of the antler is used, how is it prepared or dried etc?
What other types of antler are used? Roe-deer, White-tail ?Is what we call elk(you moose)antler used? Male elks have a massive set of antlers so should be a good source!
How durable is stag? Clearly I've seen pix of knives here in excess of a century and the stag seems to alter too (get better like wine?) But can it crack or chip with ease? Knives do sometimes get mishandled
I understand that Bonestag as used by CASE and QUEEN and others is cattle bone worked to give the appearance of stag. Queen Bonestag seems whiter and thus more authentic than Case 6.5. What is BURNT as I have on a Case Mini-Trapper? Is this stag or Bonestag? Certainly looks different from the Stag I have on German knives. Is there a test for stag to prove it's real and not bone?
Thanks for your consideration, I could Google some of this or Wikipede it but I prefer to consult the Oracle of Knife Knowledge, my forum comrades:thumbup:
It's about types of stag, grades and how you know what you are getting.
What is the difference in quality and characteristics between Sambar stag and Red stag? Is the former Indian and the latter from Red Deer? What makes Sambar superior? How easy is it to fashion into handles?
Why was Sambar stag export banned by the Indian government? Surely Sambar stag is naturally shed by the animals, it's not like shooting Rhino for horn-a disgusting waste. Which part of the antler is used, how is it prepared or dried etc?
What other types of antler are used? Roe-deer, White-tail ?Is what we call elk(you moose)antler used? Male elks have a massive set of antlers so should be a good source!
How durable is stag? Clearly I've seen pix of knives here in excess of a century and the stag seems to alter too (get better like wine?) But can it crack or chip with ease? Knives do sometimes get mishandled

I understand that Bonestag as used by CASE and QUEEN and others is cattle bone worked to give the appearance of stag. Queen Bonestag seems whiter and thus more authentic than Case 6.5. What is BURNT as I have on a Case Mini-Trapper? Is this stag or Bonestag? Certainly looks different from the Stag I have on German knives. Is there a test for stag to prove it's real and not bone?
Thanks for your consideration, I could Google some of this or Wikipede it but I prefer to consult the Oracle of Knife Knowledge, my forum comrades:thumbup: