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Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:03 am
by Sswingle
Can I get some recommendations on how to take care of mammoth tooth knife handles? This is a user knife (light use during camp outs) and I want to keep it in good shape and shiny between uses.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:38 am
by muskrat man
a little paste wax and don't drop it and it'll be good as long as you're alive.

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:08 am
by Sswingle
Thanks Muskrat Man!

Is Renaissance wax a paste wax? I've read a lot of good things about it on this forum, but not a lot of details on exactly what it is used for.

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:23 am
by BIGHEAD
REN-Wax will do good ::nod::

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:14 pm
by Hukk
Yes, Ren-wax is good. Make sure to use a very light coat and avoid filling cracks if there are any. Thick residues of Ren-wax can be difficult to remove and very difficult to remove once it gets into a small crack. Use light coats and it is excellent. ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:15 pm
by Sswingle
Thanks Guys! ::tu::

I also have a wood handled knife, actually 3,000 year old bog oak. I assume Ren-wax is good for that also? Seems like you can even use it on blades and bolsters.

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:27 am
by BIGHEAD
You can put REN-WAX on anything ::nod::

Re: Mommoth Tooth Handles - Maintenance?

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:28 am
by okbohn
I always figured they had been around for thousands of years, they could make it a couple more! :)