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Traditional - Before and After!
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I think the dye only penetrates a little way into the bone. Witness the members here who have sanded away some of their jigging for a pocket worn look, in the "modified traditionals" thread. In every case, the handle is significantly lighter afterwards. I myself have a Case 6375 which I think is from the 60s or 70s (I'm no Case expert, inherited it from my dad) and the bone on the mark side is dark brown with creamy spots, while the pile side jigging is much more crisp, and is uniformly black. I think the way he carried it in his pocket, the mark side received a lot more wear.
You'd expect the material to darken over time from the oil in our hands, but I think that for a knife actually carried in the pocket (as opposed to sitting on a workbench every day) the abrasion from the fabric will polish away the handle material far more than our hands will add to it.
You'd expect the material to darken over time from the oil in our hands, but I think that for a knife actually carried in the pocket (as opposed to sitting on a workbench every day) the abrasion from the fabric will polish away the handle material far more than our hands will add to it.
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Some beautiful, well used knives! :thumbup:
Great info Robin, makes a lot of sense. Maybe custom makers should add that to their resume as some people might be for or against the vacuum process.
AZ, that nf with the steel bolsters is aging very well my friend.
SSS, the smooth bone is really appealing to me lately. That is a perfect example of a knife that looks better with age and use. Maybe someone will do an so with jigged oil bone, love to see the character developed on something like that.
Gev, thank you my friend. Hope all is well with you!
I keep it razor sharp and it is a slicing machine
Jeff, really like your mods on that GEC. The after is certainly a knife I would use, great job.
Great info Robin, makes a lot of sense. Maybe custom makers should add that to their resume as some people might be for or against the vacuum process.
AZ, that nf with the steel bolsters is aging very well my friend.
SSS, the smooth bone is really appealing to me lately. That is a perfect example of a knife that looks better with age and use. Maybe someone will do an so with jigged oil bone, love to see the character developed on something like that.
Gev, thank you my friend. Hope all is well with you!
I keep it razor sharp and it is a slicing machine
Jeff, really like your mods on that GEC. The after is certainly a knife I would use, great job.
