RoseCraft uses genuine bone for some of the covers on their traditional slip joint pocketknives. Bovine bone is usually collected from cows raised for their meat. It’s cleaned, dried, and then prepared for use in our traditional pocketknives. Oh, and it’s gorgeous all by itself.
Bone covers have natural texture, coloring, and pattern, and no two covers are going to be identical. That makes every single slip joint we produce unique – there’s not another one like it. And that’s exactly why we don’t try to cover up those natural features with dye on our knives. We use dye to enhance and accentuate the natural beauty of the bone in our covers.
We don’t think bone should ever be mistaken for plastic. The dye shouldn’t be solid and lifeless. No, the dye should only show off just how beautiful the natural bone really is. That’s one of the reasons you’re going to see some different names for RoseCraft’s colored bone.
Here are a few of our special bone colors:
Bourbon Bone – a rich, golden-orange dye that reminds us of that gorgeous color you get when you hold a glass of bourbon up to the light. The waves of color can be almost solid orange and sometimes a little peach.
Red Apple Bone – a gorgeous deep red delicious dye that mimics the skin of a red delicious apple. There is a true depth and range of color in our red apple bone, and sometimes there’s even a pearlescent feel to these covers.
Smoky Gray Bone – an ominous sky of thick gray clouds gives this bone color its name. It swirls and loops, and given the right texture, sometimes resembles the coat of a blue-tick hound. It can be dark and menacing and light and airy all at the same time.
2 replies to “RoseCraft’s Bone Covers celebrate the Nature of Bone!”
Greg Munton
My Loosahatchie Jack covers appear to be a poor quality application vs. anomalies in the substrates’ abilities to receive the dye.
Thanks for the quick reply. When I return I will send pictures.
Best regards,
Greg Munton
As I’ve said in our email exchange, if you’re not satisfied with your purchase, we’ll be happy to replace it with another iteration under our ‘Satisfaction Guarantee’ policy.
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RoseCraft’s Bone Covers celebrate the Nature of Bone!
RoseCraft uses genuine bone for some of the covers on their traditional slip joint pocketknives. Bovine bone is usually collected from cows raised for their meat. It’s cleaned, dried, and then prepared for use in our traditional pocketknives. Oh, and it’s gorgeous all by itself.
Bone covers have natural texture, coloring, and pattern, and no two covers are going to be identical. That makes every single slip joint we produce unique – there’s not another one like it. And that’s exactly why we don’t try to cover up those natural features with dye on our knives. We use dye to enhance and accentuate the natural beauty of the bone in our covers.
We don’t think bone should ever be mistaken for plastic. The dye shouldn’t be solid and lifeless. No, the dye should only show off just how beautiful the natural bone really is. That’s one of the reasons you’re going to see some different names for RoseCraft’s colored bone.
Bourbon Bone – a rich, golden-orange dye that reminds us of that gorgeous color you get when you hold a glass of bourbon up to the light. The waves of color can be almost solid orange and sometimes a little peach.
Red Apple Bone – a gorgeous deep red delicious dye that mimics the skin of a red delicious apple. There is a true depth and range of color in our red apple bone, and sometimes there’s even a pearlescent feel to these covers.
Smoky Gray Bone – an ominous sky of thick gray clouds gives this bone color its name. It swirls and loops, and given the right texture, sometimes resembles the coat of a blue-tick hound. It can be dark and menacing and light and airy all at the same time.
2 replies to “RoseCraft’s Bone Covers celebrate the Nature of Bone!”
Greg Munton
My Loosahatchie Jack covers appear to be a poor quality application vs. anomalies in the substrates’ abilities to receive the dye.
Thanks for the quick reply. When I return I will send pictures.
Best regards,
Greg Munton
andyarmstrong7211
As I’ve said in our email exchange, if you’re not satisfied with your purchase, we’ll be happy to replace it with another iteration under our ‘Satisfaction Guarantee’ policy.
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