Hi everyone,
I'm still kind of new to this forum, so you'll have to forgive me if I miss anything. I did a search but couldn't find anything in the forum.
I've owned a Boker 25 Jahre meteorite damascus lockback knife for a while. It's the one with the brown wood handle that's limited to 500 pieces (not the one limited to 75 pieces w/ the olive wood handle sold on A.G.Russell).
When I went to take a look at the knife recently, I noticed that the wooden handle has developed some kind of hazy white waxy material on the surface. It wiped off easily w/ my finger & soft cloth, and the wood underneath doesn't look like it has any damage. Can someone tell me what caused that? I store it in the wooden box it came in with, but not in its original plastic bag. The wooden box is stored in a cool, dark, dry area. I saw nothing else wrong with the rest of the knife.
Second, I would like to learn more about my knife. Can anyone tell me what kind of wood the handle is made of, and what other kinds of steel are used in the meteorite damascus layers? Actually, I'd also be interested in knowing whether or not if the meteorite was first smelted to steel and then layered with another steel, or the meteorite was just layered with another steel in its native form. I recall reading online once that meteorites makes a terrible blade by itself.
This last part is a much more selfish part: Has anyone who owned the knife tried it out and compared how well it performs compared to other knives/steels, 440C, VG-10, etc.? I haven't dared to use it at all because this is the first expensive knife I bought, plus the fact that it was forged with meteorite and stuff.
Anyway, thanks in advance. Hope I didn't stagger you guys with a wall of text.
I'm still kind of new to this forum, so you'll have to forgive me if I miss anything. I did a search but couldn't find anything in the forum.
I've owned a Boker 25 Jahre meteorite damascus lockback knife for a while. It's the one with the brown wood handle that's limited to 500 pieces (not the one limited to 75 pieces w/ the olive wood handle sold on A.G.Russell).
When I went to take a look at the knife recently, I noticed that the wooden handle has developed some kind of hazy white waxy material on the surface. It wiped off easily w/ my finger & soft cloth, and the wood underneath doesn't look like it has any damage. Can someone tell me what caused that? I store it in the wooden box it came in with, but not in its original plastic bag. The wooden box is stored in a cool, dark, dry area. I saw nothing else wrong with the rest of the knife.
Second, I would like to learn more about my knife. Can anyone tell me what kind of wood the handle is made of, and what other kinds of steel are used in the meteorite damascus layers? Actually, I'd also be interested in knowing whether or not if the meteorite was first smelted to steel and then layered with another steel, or the meteorite was just layered with another steel in its native form. I recall reading online once that meteorites makes a terrible blade by itself.
This last part is a much more selfish part: Has anyone who owned the knife tried it out and compared how well it performs compared to other knives/steels, 440C, VG-10, etc.? I haven't dared to use it at all because this is the first expensive knife I bought, plus the fact that it was forged with meteorite and stuff.
Anyway, thanks in advance. Hope I didn't stagger you guys with a wall of text.
