thoughts on delrin?

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You got numbers to validate that "cheapest material" comment?
Cheaper than bone or exotic wood.
But there are inexpensive woods and cheaper plastics.
 
Looking at the lineup of Schrades makes me thirsty for some nice delrin.

I like the different micartas GEC has been doing lately, and don't think much of acrylic. Maybe its a good idea if GEC experimented with some different delrin? As I mentioned the knife in my OP would look better in black sawcut delrin. Something like that would be cool.

How bout a black sawcut delrin TC barlow?
 
Camillus said:
Looking at the lineup of Schrades makes me thirsty for some nice delrin.

I like the different micartas GEC has been doing lately, and don't think much of acrylic. Maybe its a good idea if GEC experimented with some different delrin? As I mentioned the knife in my OP would look better in black sawcut delrin. Something like that would be cool.

How bout a black sawcut delrin TC barlow?
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I have my eye on a couple of jigged Queen #69 Workhorse Barlows in Delrin at a local brick and mortar, one in black and one in brown over tan. They look like they stepped right out of the sixties (they even appear to have steel bolsters). Noticed they have the current Q DFC tangstamps. I may end up getting one.....
 
knarfeng said:
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You got numbers to validate that "cheapest material" comment?
Cheaper than bone or exotic wood.
But there are inexpensive woods and cheaper plastics.
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If you go by pricing from Case and GEC, the Delrin models are consistently less expensive than bone or wood models of the same types. I'm not sure what you're getting at, Frank. GEC has their acrylics, Buck has their Dymondwood, but delrin is what's most commonly used and celebrated.

Then again, I just received my first 2 Opinels ever (a 7 and 8 in carbon) and have 4 more on the way, so maybe that's what you're thinking.

Your comment just seems angry for some reason....



EDIT: on a completely unrelated sidenote, in August my brother and i will be driving from Denver to Oregon to see the eclipse. Our route takes us through Roy, UT, and I convinced him we need to take a pitstop at Hill Areospace Museum. Amongst all the other planes, they've got a B1B bomber and an SR-71 Blackbird. I promise to take plenty of pictures.
 
I love it. I have a real EDC Case Slimline trapper that I carried daily for 39 years and a newer model of the same knife that has taken it's place. The only complaint I have (which is not an issue in a EDC work knife) is that the delrin cracked at the spring tension pin on both knives. The jigged dark brown delrin slimline I had, I gave away not because of the delrin, but because of the "as ground finish" "TrueSharp SS" blade.
 
This is a very good discussion for me. Undoubtedly some of the jigged and sawn covers look very good, but imitation crab meat comes to mind: while one can make some tasty dishes with it, it's not not the same as real crab meat. On the other hand, smooth Delrin on a working knife is in keeping with its utilitarian design.
 
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here is a 2006 yellow delrin GEC H10 - not sure I like it. But I want it.

EDIT the GEC production totals for 2007 list this as 'corian' not delrin. As far as I can tell, corian is a plastic counter-top material
 
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jakemex said:
I love it. I have a real EDC Case Slimline trapper that I carried daily for 39 years and a newer model of the same knife that has taken it's place. The only complaint I have (which is not an issue in a EDC work knife) is that the delrin cracked at the spring tension pin on both knives. The jigged dark brown delrin slimline I had, I gave away not because of the delrin, but because of the "as ground finish" "TrueSharp SS" blade.
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Back in the day, some of the Delrin handled knives that were sold as cosmetic seconds (and some that slipped by) had hairline cracks at he backspring pin. The crack is stopped by the pin hole, but it can be filled with a drop of superglue (the thin kind works best) and sanded. I learned this trick from a local hardware store owner who had a bucket full of the little brown handle single blade electrician knives that he got as seconds that he sold at a discount. He sold the superglue (back then some high tech stuff) for full price....
 
71 is definitely the knife for it

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Delrin only works on Buck traditional folders and sodbusters. I prefer wood, bone, or stag on GEC folders and other high end traditional folder brands. That's just me.
 
Does GEC's Knifebrite or RR's Glo in the Dark count as Delrin or just weird plastics?:confused::D:D
 
I've had many delrin Case's over the years, but they all get sold off eventually - just can't get on with plastic on folding knives.
 
When smooth and polished, i can't tell the difference in feel between delrin, acrylic, stabilized wood, bone, micarta. I mean, it's all polished smooth. That said, i have no issues with the feel of delrin or any of these materials. But visual preferences are another discussion. I like bright colored delrin. I don't see the point in black colored delrin -- it seems to get scuffed up fast and looks faded. But i'm sure there are some that like that look. Cases yellow delrin and GEC's orange delrin seems to resist the scuffed faded look, probably because of the bright colors.
 
What's not to like about Delrin?

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Comes in endless colors, can be shaped, etched, cut, to most any configuration thinkable and it just plain wears well and lasts dang near forever.
 
Most of the time I prefer natural materials, but I have some older Camillus, Kabar, and Schrade knives in pretty nice looking Delrin.
Possibly my best looking "plastic handled" knife would be a Boker Barlow:

 
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