r8shell
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The black spots occur when the unicorns fight the dark forces of evil.
The black spots occur when the unicorns fight the dark forces of evil.
A fellow Minnesotan!I had a small black spot like that on my #25. It never bothered me, and it has gotten a bit better after carrying the knife. That said, it was minimal, like r8shell 's. That looks like a lot more on your knife, hornetguy .
Still waiting on my Unicorn Ivory #62. I'm hoping it'll arrive tomorrow (according to the tracking number it's in Minneapolis, only about 20 miles away), but the estimated delivery is still for Wednesday.
The black spots occur when the unicorns fight the dark forces of evil.
Scars are tattoos with better stories.The black spots occur when the unicorns fight the dark forces of evil.
but Micartas often show it too.
this brings up a question that's been niggling around in the back of my mind about the unicorn ivory.... I've heard all the knowledgeable folks call it "acrylic"... but with the pattern in it, it almost makes me think it's some form of micarta. Does anyone know for sure? In my limited knowledge, an acrylic is a solid plastic, which would not have any "pores" as we know it. Micarta, being layers of some type of paper or cloth, saturated with a resin and cured, could very easily have pores.
enquiring minds, and all that.....
I think it's solid plastic material, but with swirls of different coloring layered in. It's just more subtle than some of the bolder acrylics like dead skunk or tortoise shell.this brings up a question that's been niggling around in the back of my mind about the unicorn ivory.... I've heard all the knowledgeable folks call it "acrylic"... but with the pattern in it, it almost makes me think it's some form of micarta. Does anyone know for sure? In my limited knowledge, an acrylic is a solid plastic, which would not have any "pores" as we know it. Micarta, being layers of some type of paper or cloth, saturated with a resin and cured, could very easily have pores.
enquiring minds, and all that.....
Yes, a light but (for me) just right. Firm, but not too hard and a solid stop half stop and fully open. Spring a bit proud at half but fully flush at the open position. Closing is just as nice. The blade will close firmly on its own from about 30° up. Interestingly, I compared the 62 to my micarta Eureka Jack and the pulls are very similar.I'd call it a light pull, maybe a 4 or 5 out of 10, but still solid and snappy. Not sluggish feeling at all. (if that makes any sense)
What say you, Mayonardo ?
I’d call mine “solid” instead of “snappy” but that may be only terminology. When my unicorn ivory arrives I will see how it compares with my bone version and the Eureka Jack.I kind of feel like mine's a solid 5 if not a 6. Any tighter and I don't think I would like it on the smallish blades. They're nice and snappy, not quite flush at half open however fully open and fully closed are perfect.
I won’t call it acrylic because I don’t know anything about the specific chemicals that make it up but it’s perfectly smooth and the pattern is just two slightly different colors. It’s definitely not micarta. It’s acrylic
I think it's solid plastic material, but with swirls of different coloring layered in. It's just more subtle than some of the bolder acrylics like dead skunk or tortoise shell.
The stag looks dyed! Interesting!!Some good looking stag on the horizon.View attachment 1273816
Charlie, I'm not sure very gnarly stag is ideal on this pattern.The stag looks dyed! Interesting!!
Great texture!!
I hope the application keeps that gnarly goodness!!
Good observation. I thought the same thing, the two pulls are the same.Interestingly, I compared the 62 to my micarta Eureka Jack and the pulls are very similar.
A fellow Minnesotan!
this brings up a question that's been niggling around in the back of my mind about the unicorn ivory.... I've heard all the knowledgeable folks call it "acrylic"... but with the pattern in it, it almost makes me think it's some form of micarta. Does anyone know for sure? In my limited knowledge, an acrylic is a solid plastic, which would not have any "pores" as we know it. Micarta, being layers of some type of paper or cloth, saturated with a resin and cured, could very easily have pores.
enquiring minds, and all that.....
It looks to me more like marbled royal icing, but in white and off-white, giving that basket weave illusion.The products that I’ve known to be called “acrylic” are clear or colored plastic---like a replacement small ("plexiglas”) window pane. There’s no fabric in what I’ve known to be called “acrylic”--even if the resin used to bond the composite together was acrylic resin. As I look at my Unicorn Ivory 62, I see a very definite fabric weave pattern in the covers. The resin used may well have been acrylic resin, but it looks to me like a fabric-based composite -- possibly an ivory colored linen micarta. I don’t know if that fabric weave appearance is real fabric that I’m seeing or just a visual appearance that GEC somehow got built into the fabric but it definitely looks like fabric. I asked GEC about that this morning, and they stuck steadfastly to the word “acrylic” and told me it isn’t a micarta. They had nothing to say when I described the visually obvious fabric weave appearance. I got a very strong sensation that I was being robotically fed an "official company line” when no response was offered to my description of the fabric weave appearance.
On another note ... I got my Unicorn 62 yesterday and I’m one of the happy ones who. There’s only one tiny little black spot on one edge of my knife. It’s so small it’s hard to find and see. I got a keeper.
You’re probably right. My eyesight isn't what it was in years past and I didn’t look my 62 over with a magnifying glass and flashlight, which I’d need to do to get a really good look at the acrylic.It looks to me more like marbled royal icing, but in white and off-white, giving that basket weave illusion.