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#194285 - 05/28/21 01:18 PM Would you re-handle this knife
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	The Ivory has a vertical crack at the rear pin. Not a common crack found with Ivory and I believe impossible to fix. My question, live with the crack or have it re-handled by BMK? I am leaning towards keeping it as is, anyone out there think it should get a new handle material? Attachments ------ ------ _________________________ Eric
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#194286 - 05/28/21 02:17 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: Eric]
coachblalock Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/03/16 Posts: 1872 Loc: Lake Fork, East Texas	Hey Eric: Take a look at this before you make a decidion. Who knows? Coach https://aftrnoon.com/products/glass-repa...aRoCpNAQAvD_BwE _________________________ "Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.
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#194287 - 05/28/21 02:57 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: coachblalock]
thevalueman Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/04/08 Posts: 2830 Loc: Georgia	the only way I would is if it becomes loose...looks o.k. to me...it's ivory, like concrete...the only thing for sure with concrete is that it will crack.. my $0.02mworth... :-)Rocky _________________________ Rocky Whitaker RKCC#25
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#194290 - 05/28/21 04:35 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: thevalueman]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	Coach, The crack is an old one and dirt has gotten in the crack. I am not sure how to get the dirt out. The shorter section has gotten dirt between the tang and the ivory and has risen up a hair to make the handle surface uneven. I believe any attempt at using a filler will only make it worse. The wrist thong ferrule is helping to keep it stable. Rocky, Neither section is loose. _________________________ Eric
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#194291 - 05/28/21 04:43 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: Eric]
Sidney_Redford Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/20/05 Posts: 1621 Loc: Blue Ridge Mtns. Va.	I would keep it for sure. _________________________ Sidney Redford NRA Endowment Member RKS #84 NRA Life. Shag # 11
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#194292 - 05/28/21 04:45 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: Eric]
rodbrown Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/11/05 Posts: 2120 Loc: Ontario, Canada	Eric Might a bit of compressed air get the dirt out. I use my compressor for cleaning all sorts of things. Just don’t get the pressure too high. _________________________ Rod Brown RKS 3846 RKCC CM-123 The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.” — Nelson Mandela
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#194294 - 05/28/21 05:46 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: rodbrown]
thevalueman Knife Enthusiast Registered: 02/04/08 Posts: 2830 Loc: Georgia	if it ain't broke(ahh not cracked)..just leave it alone... :-)Rocky _________________________ Rocky Whitaker RKCC#25
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#194295 - 05/28/21 05:49 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: rodbrown]
coachblalock Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/03/16 Posts: 1872 Loc: Lake Fork, East Texas	Eric: There is some of that kind of stuff (not sure if the same) that actually pulls the material together. Its not the same old epoxy that we have all used before. If you can get it clean, you might research it. Coach ps. If you cant get it clean, Id live with it. Kinda like a "Battle Scar". _________________________ "Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.
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#194296 - 05/28/21 06:12 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: coachblalock]
Eric Knife Enthusiast Registered: 11/18/15 Posts: 1668 Loc: Michigan	Coach, I have this soft putty material that I use to clean my airpods, I guess I can try that to see if it pics up some of the dirt. I really like the Drop Point Hunter. Rod, I tried a can of forced air, really could not tell any difference afterwards. _________________________ Eric
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#194297 - 05/28/21 06:19 PM Re: Would you re-handle this knife [Re: coachblalock]
Chief Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/05/05 Posts: 5413 Loc: Baton Rouge, Louisiana	If that knife was in a high humidity place in the south it would close up by half. I would try to get the dirt out with compressed air. I had one with a crack that a credit card would fit in. When it came down here in the heat and humidity it closed to where you couldn't put a piece of paper in. still looked cracked don't get me wrong. I would leave it be. _________________________ See Ya, Chief RKCC CM-037 RKS #5154 If you put off following The LORD just remember......They don't serve breakfast in hell!
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