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Title: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: kbaknife on March 02, 2011, 04:21:00 PM

This beauty here is for one of my VERY! discriminating customers who discovered my stash of early 20th century Bakelite.
I got this from an old demolished building in Wisconsin that was built in the 190....s. This stuff here is right at 100 years old.
So, the old century meets the new century with some clay processed W2 tool steel and hot-blued steel take-down fittings.
Hope you enjoy the viewing!

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%202011/RNf-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: caleb0100 on March 02, 2011, 04:52:00 PM

Love the knife, especially the blued fitting! But I'm not sure what bakelite is?

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: Ricky Wallace on March 02, 2011, 05:20:00 PM

I think bakelite was supposed to be the plastic of the future back then,or something like that,,Those are just way yonder cool!! Very nice!

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: kbaknife on March 02, 2011, 07:06:00 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite

The Development of Bakelite

Around 1907, Belgian-born chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland took two ordinary chemicals, phenol and formaldehyde, mixed them in a sealed autoclave, and subjected them to heat and pressure. The sticky, amber-colored resin he produced in his Yonkers laboratory was the first plastic ever to be created entirely from chemicals, and the first material to be made entirely by man.

Dr. Baekeland's new material - he called it Bakelite - opened the door to the Age of Plastics and seeded the growth of a worldwide industry that today employs more than 60 million people. Today, synthetic plastics are everywhere. They are just as familiar to us as wood or metal, and as easily taken for granted.

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: oldpaths on March 02, 2011, 07:21:00 PM

I remember it,and that knife is just awesome!!!!!

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: Doug Campbell on March 02, 2011, 08:44:00 PM

Nice combo Buddy!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on March 02, 2011, 08:47:00 PM

Nice Karl,
Heck when I first saw it, I thought it was a very nice piece of Osage, I know what your thinking( big dummy) me too
Dana

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: kansas stik man on March 02, 2011, 09:17:00 PM

looks really good kinda like a really fined grain hard wood.  lines flow great

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: skullworks on March 02, 2011, 09:29:00 PM

Nice!

Title: Re: Remember Bakelite?
Post by: Steve Nuckels on March 02, 2011, 09:45:00 PM

I do like that one! the blade profile has a Ed Fowler flavor, Which I have come to appreciate, and the rugged and solid construction that is your style!

I would be interested in seeing clay pattern you use to get that effect!

Steve
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