What would cause this on knife handles?
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What would cause this on knife handles?
This is an ebay ad, and I don't believe that it is "pocket worn". This is a fairly recent knife (Q-DFC stamp), and that doesn't look like normal wear to me. Do you think it is from heat or a chemical? Whatever it is, it seems to be on both sides. Maybe this is the Incredible Hulk's pocket knife??
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Queen-Cutlery- ... 2747712317
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Queen-Cutlery- ... 2747712317
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
I can't be for sure but best guess is a newbie buffed it and overheated the handles.
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
You can buff Delrin and plastics but you need a string wheel not a layered cloth or muslin wheel because of the heat buildup.
A string wheel creates less heat and allows the heat that it creates to dissipate very quickly. I think that knife fell victim to a cloth or muslin wheel and someone who wasn't paying attention to what they were doing.
A string wheel creates less heat and allows the heat that it creates to dissipate very quickly. I think that knife fell victim to a cloth or muslin wheel and someone who wasn't paying attention to what they were doing.
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
If y'all look real close, both sides of "wear" on the knife are almost identical. A consistent over-buffer, maybe.
What pattern is it supposed to be, it looks like a #49 but the length is not correct for that pattern but hey, what is an 1/8" among friends?
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What pattern is it supposed to be, it looks like a #49 but the length is not correct for that pattern but hey, what is an 1/8" among friends?
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
but hey, what is an 1/8" among friends?
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
Yes, I agree that it has been "over cooked".
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
I had a Schlieper (German Eye) small canoe knife with black synthetic handles in my vehicle console. One day I noticed it had "melted" areas on both sides of the handle. Never did find out what it came in contact with.
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
This is what happens to synthetic black handles when you try to grind the head off the spring rivet to replace a broken spring. The pile side got put out quickly;the mark side went up very fast and filled my shop with smoke. Very difficult to extinguish.
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
The origainal knife sort of reminds me of the old tackle box trays if you left a rubber worm on one, it would melt it's way through.
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
Well, apparently recent manufacture Queen knives with ruined synthetic handles are now worth $30...
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Re: What would cause this on knife handles?
I had a problem with a model car mounted on a plastic display plinth. The soft rubber tires reacted with the plinth, leaving a rather deep rut in the plinth, and flat places on the tire.
However, I think this was more of someone getting the knife too close to a heat source.
However, I think this was more of someone getting the knife too close to a heat source.