All About Pocket Knives

I purchased a knife lot of Ebay and in the lot was a Western Boulder.It has Western Boulder Colo Made in the USA on the tang stamp.The spear blade is worn out the other three in very good order.
I just put some oil on the handle and cleaned the bolsters.All the blades have good snap.I consider it a very well built knife.

So oil's the secret, eh? I've scrubbed and scrubbed at that white substance on handles with no results. I wonder what that white stuff is. Does Delrin oxidize?

jerryd6818 wrote:So oil's the secret, eh? I've scrubbed and scrubbed at that white substance on handles with no results. I wonder what that white stuff is. Does Delrin oxidize?

Jerry I just use a synthetic engine oil on a rag and rub a bit it seems to clean and polish the Delrin

I think that's a bone handled knife Jerry. You're probably talking about the white stuff on Delrin??

Boy, I don't know T.J. It's only a picture but up close, that sure looks like Delrin to me. Plus the only time I've ever seen that white stuff, it was on Delrin. Of course I don't have much experience with bone handles so I'm certainly no expert. Grant has the knife in hand. Let's ask him what the handle material is.

Yeh, you're probably right Jerry

Could be wrong too.

Well Jerry, from what I understand, the last time you were wrong, was when you thought you were wrong but you were right

I only wish, buddy. I only wish.

Besides, you've looked at and handled a lot more Delrin than me

It's Delrin.
I wish it was bone.
I have use oil on some Old Timers with Delrin and it seems to brings back the colour ( color ).

Ya baby oil works good when that happens--don't know what turns them white like that

Derlin is a form of plastic which can oxidize.
It is caused by the Sun just like your frosted plastic headlights on your car.
I think eventually the oil on that knife will wear off and that frosted look will come back.
I would polish the handles which should permanently fix the problem.

JW

JW is right about that coming back had to oil mine more than once but I think just heat will do it--I had it happen to knives I had left in my cabin in a drawer

THE OL' delrin dingies............

i use a synthetic MOTOR oil on them when chalky like that too....
WORKS LIKE A CHAMP!!!!

i have made it happen on accident once on a delrin knife....by washing it in the sink with WAY TOO HOT OF WATER......................WENT INSTA-WHITE..................LIL OIL AND BINGO-BANGO back ta shiney