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 Service Life of Resiprene C handles
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03/12/07 08:27 PM
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Whats the longest a Resiprene C handle has been used and what does it typically look like after years of use?
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/12/07 08:31 PM
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I'm also interested in this topic.
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03/12/07 08:38 PM
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/12/07 08:50 PM
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I'd suggest you also pose your question in the Swamp Rat forum. Swamp Rat used Res-C handles on their knives for a long time. I'm not a member yet kept getting some kind of error when I tried to sign up so I have not tried for a while. I will have to email them I guess and see if they can help. Perhaps I will make it my first post on the Busse forum haven't they also been using it for awhile? Bors
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/12/07 09:01 PM
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Both Busse Combat and Swamp Rat have forums at their web sites. They also have forums in the Manufacturers' area of Bladeforums.com. Signing up at any of these forums shouldn't be difficult. Let me know what kinds of problems you're running into and I'll try to guide you through. Well I'm already over at Bladeforums so I will just pop in there and pose the question. Thanks Bors.
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/12/07 09:11 PM
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Both Busse Combat and Swamp Rat have forums at their web sites. They also have forums in the Manufacturers' area of Bladeforums.com. Signing up at any of these forums shouldn't be difficult. Let me know what kinds of problems you're running into and I'll try to guide you through. OK posted over in the Manufacturers' area of Bladeforums.com. For all those interested here is the link. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460543Bors
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/12/07 10:48 PM
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For what it is worth, I have owned a Swamp Rat Battle Rat for 3 years now. I have been using it about every day during the growing seasons and quite a lot during the off months as well. Other than being dirty the Res-C handle looks and feels about the same as it did when it came out of the box.
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/13/07 01:30 AM
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I've not yet heard of anyone wearing one out.
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/13/07 01:59 AM
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/13/07 02:14 AM
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Bors,
You know.. i've only come across 3 instances of re-handling Res-C.
1. on Swamp forum, someone was batoning on the rubber handle from the back repeatedly over extended periods (iirc he used it to teach bushcraft) and the tang poked eventually out the back. He didn't want to claim warranty so he made his own handle.
2. on Swamp forum, someone's pet rat gnawed the Res-C.. rat vs rat! lol
3. on BF, 360Joules had his HR rehandled in some beautiful ivory & walnut iirc.
oh and i think Cliff Stamp set a Res-C handle on fire.. why? dunno.. because he's Cliff Stamp?
hmm.. not sure if related.. but could this be why micarta was chosen as handle for Crash Rat Axe rather than Res-C? Andy might know..
Truthfully Bors, i've heard of MORE cases of Micarta needing replacement.. almost always due to Throwing!.. cracked/chipped scales, rivets getting mis-aligned, etc. Imho.. Throwing puts a LOT of stress on blade/handle.. i've broken LOTS of knives (and other pointy objects) by throwing. Imo.. a dedicated "thrower" should have no scales or handle material.. just steel.
oh.. and folks who throw Res-C knives say Stand back!.. cuz it bounces back like one of those rubber bouncy balls!
So.. if you ever need to Throw a Flaming knife at someone.. and have it come Back! Res-C!
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Re: Service Life of Respirine C handles
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03/13/07 02:38 AM
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I mentioned this on BFC, but I'll say here, too:
I've been using my Battle Rat for about 5 years, and the handle still looks, feels, and works fine.
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