The orange juice massacre!!!!

scruffuk said:
I'm sorry to see that your knife has suffered a bit here amigo.

I don't want to be doom and gloom about this, but I would be surprised if the scales do settle back flush, only from experience I have myself of bone lifting in the past. It could likely be warped for good.

Certainly you should follow the advice above about a thorough clean and drying. But I would be prepared to consider running some CA down the back of the scale, shimming a piece of suitably wide metal in between the liners (i.e. the blade recess) and then clamping the knife up.

I have used the following method on a few puukko projects where I've used antler as the guard/bolster and it seals very well indeed....

To protect and seal the knife from any future moisture issues and the darkening of the grain, you could clean the scales with some kind of alcohol and then rub CA into the surface of the knife, with a piece of food wrap over the end of the finger. With several layers/applications, you can 'rub down' with some 0000 wire wool between coats, and then carefully (so as not to burn) buff/polish up the final layer.

Fingers crossed you'll not need to do all that though. Please post back and let us know either way though!
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Would polyurethane work too? Just a few coats then a buff?
 
The moisture under the handle took a lot longer to dry out, so kept it swelled on the inside; hence the uplift. The hair dryer dried the surface much faster, causing the surface to shrink and "curl"! As the moisture under the bone slowly dried, it laid back down. I have washed knives in hot water. Some bone is more prone to curling, and it is unpredictable. I am glad it is flattening out. If it gets soaked again, it will probably do the same thing again, IMO.
 
waynorth said:
The moisture under the handle took a lot longer to dry out, so kept it swelled on the inside; hence the uplift. The hair dryer dried the surface much faster, causing the surface to shrink and "curl"! As the moisture under the bone slowly dried, it laid back down. I have washed knives in hot water. Some bone is more prone to curling, and it is unpredictable. I am glad it is flattening out. If it gets soaked again, it will probably do the same thing again, IMO.
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I don't think it could be explained better than that! thanks! I'm glad too...talk about panic attack!
 
Personally, I would just make the knife a hardcore daily user, and accept all the faults, which are legion now:D
 
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