Thoughts on acrylic covers?

[Will Power]

Kryptonite can be Out of This World...especially after a few drinks

 

[meako]

Red abalone

 

[Taike]

Coming from the fountain pen world, I'm having a bit of a time transferring my love of acrylics to traditional folders. I suspect I'll get there one day, though.

 

[matfox]

Nice mixtures of colors (and names) used for the acrylic knife handles.
Of course I like the glowy ones, but also the old tortoise shell, kryptonite or coffe house are great options.

PS: I wanted to insert a picture, it didn't work as it used to be on the old forum design.
I chose image and entered a photobucket url, but there is no photo visible.
How do you do this now?

 

[r8shell]

PS: I wanted to insert a picture, it didn't work as it used to be on the old forum design.
I chose image and entered a photobucket url, but there is no photo visible.
How do you do this now?

I do it the same way I did before the format change. I copy the IMG link (it's the fourth one down in the list of "share this photo" links to the right of the picture.Then I paste it directly into my reply.

If I use the insert image button, I have to use the "direct" link (second one down)

otherwise, it looks like this:

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At least, that's what's happening now. Tomorrow, it could change.

 

[Fodderwing]

I wasn't aware of this thread until Will informed me in another thread. There aren't a great deal of acrylics that do it for me either but every now and then ...... for instance that "smoke grey pearl"..... gorgeous.... and this one does it for me.

 

[matfox]

Thank you r8shell, the insert link with the second one down worked good
(now I just have to find out how to get away the three IMG's, even if they aren't visible in the working layout).

The electrician is a fine knife of yours! What for is this little plate near the bolsters, between the knife and the saw?
Guess I've seen this before on single bladed knives (a houndstooth or a #85), but couldn't figure out its function.

 

[r8shell]

Thank you r8shell, the insert link with the second one down worked good
(now I just have to find out how to get away the three IMG's, even if they aren't visible in the working layout).

The electrician is a fine knife of yours! What for is this little plate near the bolsters, between the knife and the saw?
Guess I've seen this before on single bladed knives (a houndstooth or a #85), but couldn't figure out its function.

I'm glad it worked for you.
The little plate you see is a liner lock for the screwdriver blade.

 

[joeradza]

83 Tortoise Shell. Any idea on the upcoming acrylic 54's?

Kryptonite can be Out of This World...especially after a few drinks

I was going to say dynamite, but I think Kryptonite trumps it.

 

[19-3ben]

I'm necro-ing this thread from just shy of a year ago to get updated opinions (also many of the pics are dead, thanks to photo bucket, so any updated pics would be more than welcome!). The tiger eye acrylic #48 is calling to me, but I hate gambling on a knife I might hate, and it seems acrylic is very polarizing.
Anyone have any good pics of GEC's tiger eye acrylic?
Any updates on how the acrylic has held up in the last year since this thread was active? I'd love to know that if I carry in pocket it's not going to look like a dull scratched chunk of plastic...

I like the look of SOME acrylic in photos, but i just have no experience with acrylic outside of kitchen countertops.

I've had a few in acrylic, and not kept them long because I just don't like it that much. However, in terms of "holding up," it's probably just about as tough or on par with Micarta.

Don't like it much from an aesthetic point of view? or functional?

Thanks for all the replies! Some good looking knives in there as well! I decided to go ahead and get the acrylic 48... being delivered today!

Updates on this, since it's the knife I'm considering?

 

[traumkommode]

I'm necro-ing this thread from just shy of a year ago to get updated opinions (also many of the pics are dead, thanks to photo bucket, so any updated pics would be more than welcome!).

Don't like it much from an aesthetic point of view? or functional?

Updates on this, since it's the knife I'm considering?

Funny you should bring this back up, just the other day I was telling someone that, although I feel like I'm committing sacrilege, I actually like the tortoise shell acrylic better than the burnt orange jigged bone, which had previously been my favorite knife. I think a lot of the acrylics I don't like are purely aesthetic. Functional is great - it's super durable. Tortoise shell is one of the acrylics that I think looks good.

 

[19-3ben]

although I feel like I'm committing sacrilege,

I dont think it's sacrilegious in the slightest. In the old days, they used celluloid to get similar effects

 

[black mamba]

I love acrylics. You get all the beauty and variety of celluloid, without the negative effects.

 

[traumkommode]

I love acrylics. You get all the beauty and variety of celluloid, without the negative effects.

Those all look great, Jeff. Similarly to the sawcut bone and the jigged bone that GEC used to use, I wish they'd use acrylics like these again.

 

[BenjaminRush]

I’m a fan of my tiger eye 48! I’ve found the covers to be durable and oddly I like the feel of them. Will get some pics up later tonight!

 

[Duper]

I love acrylics. You get all the beauty and variety of celluloid, without the negative effects.
I am literally a kid in a candy store looking at these acrylic covers. Beautiful collection.
,,,Mike in Canada

 

[joeradza]

Funny you should bring this back up, just the other day I was telling someone that, although I feel like I'm committing sacrilege, I actually like the tortoise shell acrylic better than the burnt orange jigged bone, which had previously been my favorite knife. I think a lot of the acrylics I don't like are purely aesthetic. Functional is great - it's super durable. Tortoise shell is one of the acrylics that I think looks good.

I had the exact opposite reaction. The burnt Orange stainless 15 was the only GEC that I couldn't wait to get rid of. It just seemed thick, cheap, plastic, glop.

 

[traumkommode]

I had the exact opposite reaction. The burnt Orange stainless 15 was the only GEC that I couldn't wait to get rid of. It just seemed thick, cheap, plastic, glop.

Thanks Alan, makes me feel better about liking the Tortoise Shell more.

 

[Will Power]

 

[Camillus]

I had a chestnut, tortoiseshell and burnt orange version of these #15 stainless knives and just didn't like any of them, indeed sold all three. I still don't know why and every time I see one in a photo I ponder this question!