Warts and all - the truth of a well carried wood inlay 21

kidcongo

kidcongo

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Not much to say here. At a glance, from a distance, my Large 21 Tamboti inlay looks brand new. I thought I’d shine the light above my work bench on it to reveal the truth. This might help people understand just how durable these wood inlays are, as well as the consequences (pocket wash and the odd scratch, nick and ding) of daily carrying a wood inlay.

Some photos under the harshest light I could find. Enjoy (or cringe)!!

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I have one in striped platan I carry. On yours, it looks like some grime got in between the top show side inlay and the scale. Do you feel the wood has shrank at all allowing this gap?

My lock side inlay has a bit of gap in one area, I thought this was just overlooked in production, but perhaps that’s the nature of installing wood into titanium. I can even wiggle the inlays, and see movement in the right light. I finally got used to it and said to heck with the nitpicking. If the scale ever falls out, it’ll give me an excuse to have a professional install some blue micarta.

I went out the the mailbox last week, knife in hand. Grabbed some letters, and as soon as I turned to walk back I felt a bunch of tickling on my hand. I flipped the mail over and realized there were about 100 ants on the back. This created a jerk reaction and I wound up throwing the inlaid Sebenza onto the concrete. My heart sank at first, but once the shock of what had just happened wore off I realized the Sebenza wasn’t to much worse for wear. I’ll post some pics.
 
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At a glance....looks mostly new

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The link below is this actual knife, when still new at the dealer. It took me a while to convince myself this is the actual knife in this old listing, though I know it is the case. Light blotches became darker, and dark blotches became lighter. Overall, the wood darkened considerably, and changed character

This knife has seen many months of pocket time. I really treasure it.

https://www.bladegallery.com/shopexd.asp?id=91679
 
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I have one in striped platan I carry. On yours, it looks like some grime got in between the top show side inlay and the scale. Do you feel the wood has shrank at all allowing this gap?

My lock side inlay has a bit of gap in one area, I thought this was just overlooked in production, but perhaps that’s the nature of installing wood into titanium. I can even wiggle the inlays, and see movement in the right light. I finally got used to it and said to heck with the nitpicking. If the scale ever falls out, it’ll give me an excuse to have a professional install some blue micarta.

I went out the the mailbox last week, knife in hand. Grabbed some letters, and as soon as I turned to walk back I felt a bunch of tickling on my hand. I flipped the mail over and realized there were about 100 ants on the back. This created a jerk reaction and I wound up throwing the inlaid Sebenza onto the concrete. My heart sank at first, but once the shock of what had just happened wore off I realized the Sebenza wasn’t to much worse for wear. I’ll post some pics.
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There is a small gap on the three wood inlays I have, but it is symmetrical around the whole inlay.

Wood will possibly shrink some depending on what type of wood. That striped platan is something I know nothing about, but looks more of an open grain in your photos. The VHB tape is somewhat flexible, so I imagine some minor dimensional changes will be absorbed by the tape, though I have never seen this is my own examples.

I love the inlays on your knife. They look incredible.
 
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