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Composite handle info
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:37 pm
by prairiedog
I've acquired a few older eyes this past year...and I'm wandering about the stability of the composite handled ones? The cracked-ice and yellow-handled ones in particular. I'm thinking the older yellow-handled eyes are celluloid...not certain what the "cracked-ice" is composed of?? Do these knives need to be kept separate...or are they stable?
Thanks for any information shared!
Re: Composite handle info
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:06 pm
by Capt. Farrel
Contacting the Olbertz factory I wasn´t able to find out when they stopped to use cello. They said they uyed both cello and acrylic the same time for quite a while. In my opinion especially the "cracked ice" is acrylic. I am not sure about the yellow composite by I am leaning towards acrylic too.
Of course I would be happy to be corrected in this.....
Re: Composite handle info
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:11 pm
by Paladin
The yellow shrinks a little but doesn't gas out, at least I have never had it happen.
Ray
Re: Composite handle info
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:17 pm
by prairiedog
Thanks Frank and Ray...appreciate your time and info.
Re: Composite handle info
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:06 pm
by HiPower
eye produced both yellow plastic & cellouid in the same time frame. 2 cells made in late 70s or early 80s that were bad were a whttler in christmas tree & a trapper in in swirl grey.HiPower