What do you think??

Kevin -- You know I'm not one to send knives back but if this has been back twice already, the old saying goes; "The third time's the charm". Send it back again.

If you decide to put some glue on it, degrease the area of the crack and the cradk and apply the Super Glue with a needle, toothpick, or other fine pointed object, let it soak in and dry overnight and then buff it out. Do this only if you decide for sure not to send it back.

Failing all of the above, find someone to recover it for you.

I'm gonna step back from this thread now and give you some breathing room. I don't want to see you get exasperated and I know I can be exasperating at times but I always mean well.
 
I think the mark on the shield looks like some sort of factory blemish. The bone on the other hand has kind of stumped me. It sort of looks like it's the last remnant of a layer of bone. Since its on the outside of a curve it make it look like an oval. But that does nothing to explain why there would be layered bone. Maybe a half healed fracture in the animals life. That's my two cents but it's probably worth even less.

Ben
 
Modoc ED said:
Kevin -- You know I'm not one to send knives back but if this has been back twice already, the old saying goes; "The third time's the charm". Send it back again.

If you decide to put some glue on it, degrease the area of the crack and the cradk and apply the Super Glue with a needle, toothpick, or other fine pointed object, let it soak in and dry overnight and then buff it out. Do this only if you decide for sure not to send it back.

Failing all of the above, find someone to recover it for you.

I'm gonna step back from this thread now and give you some breathing room. I don't want to see you get exasperated and I know I can be exasperating at times but I always mean well.
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Ed,

Im not sending it back and I am not having someone recover it unless the covers fall off :eek: :D

You don't have to back off one bit. I appreciate your knowledge. There is a reason you are on my friends list. You may seem an old grump, but I know your not. Especially after we spoke behind the scenes. You have a big heart Ed and to be blunt, you remind me of my dad.

So, I don't want to send it back and I don't want new covers. The MAIN reason I kept with this one was for the dark green and black bone. I haven't seen any quite like it and I don't want them to go. We both know all bone doesn't die the same right? So, I guess what I am left with is fix it or leave it. I will probably get some superglue while I think about it. The knife is in the drawer for now and its not an immediate issue, but I appreciate talking it out with you guys while I have the time.

Thanks Ed, and please don't feel like you ever have to back off. I now know you have the best of intentions and are quite understanding.

End of therapy :D

Kevin
 
ranchmanben said:
I think the mark on the shield looks like some sort of factory blemish. The bone on the other hand has kind of stumped me. It sort of looks like it's the last remnant of a layer of bone. Since its on the outside of a curve it make it look like an oval. But that does nothing to explain why there would be layered bone. Maybe a half healed fracture in the animals life. That's my two cents but it's probably worth even less.

Ben
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Ben,

I was hoping someone that understood healed fractures or breaks would chime in. This one scale of bone also has a few other slanted 'fractures' if thats the right word. No actual crack that dirt could get into and you can only see them if you look hard. But I was wondering if it could even be such a thing.

Thanks,

Kevin
 
richstag said:
Ben,

I was hoping someone that understood healed fractures or breaks would chime in. This one scale of bone also has a few other slanted 'fractures' if thats the right word. No actual crack that dirt could get into and you can only see them if you look hard. But I was wondering if it could even be such a thing.

Thanks,

Kevin
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I doubt it is a healed fracture as most farm animals do not go through this kind of thing all that often (perhaps it was put down for this reason?). Not to say it isnt possible. However, I think it is probably post-processing fractures. Bone is hard stuff but it most certainly can be a bit brittle. Id do the superglue thing for piece of mind, but it would likely be fine anyways. Great looking knife with a bit of character to add to it:). Should make a fine companion for years to come.
 
Kevin, as Thalestin said, it's rare for cattle to sustain this kind of injury. It's my understanding that lots of scales are bovine shin bone. The most common bone injury for cattle is a shoulder injury amungst bulls not shins. It was just a thought. To me, it doesn't look like a piece that broke and was reglued during the process of building the knife. Also, I would think if it had cracked in the steps leading up to putting it your knife it would have been thrown out. Up to the point where the a bone scale is attached, that scale is only worth about a nickel. I don't think gec would worry too much about wasting a nickel versus putting out a faulty knife. Once again, take what I have to say with a grain of salt.

Ben
 
I think the knife will be fine, as you have said Kevin, there is no opening in the crack to fill, its there but I dont think its going there...treat it as a weaker point though..Im sure if you drop the knife on concrete that will be the place that hurts the most-other than that you have a fine knife to enjoy.
 
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