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What is it about stag?

What is it about a good peace of stag that makes a guy just want to growl. The blacks, the browns or the red. The creamy whites and the yellows.

A guy at work brought a stag knife into work the other day. He had just got it in the mail. It had a deep groove down one side and thought it was a defect. I told him I thought it was about the prettiest piece of stag that I had ever seen. With a grin I told him if he really didn't like it I would be glad to give his money back. By the time he left he was grinning and I don't think you could have bought it for any price.

To me each piece of stag is unique. Where else can you get a factory made knife that is a one of a kind. Maybe it just brings out the cave man in me.

I can remember a time when I would just walk past them. I thought they where just priced way to high. That was until I stopped to really look close. As soon as I did I was hooked. Also to me the older it gets and the more pocket worn it gets the better it looks. Kind of like a fine wine. Come to think of it Kind of like me. lol

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Comment by Lee Smith on May 22, 2013 at 22:11: Now those make me growl. 1 of each please. Aw come on at least 1. lol

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on May 22, 2013 at 22:05

Comment by Brad T. on May 21, 2013 at 20:37: I like the natural grooves, the way it darkens and smoothes out the more it is handled. Finally, a naturally dropped piece of bone from a majestic animal.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 21, 2013 at 15:22: I love polished stag too but you just don't see to much of it.

Comment by Lee Smith on May 20, 2013 at 18:42: The deeper the grooves and the more colors the better. If I could have found a backpocket In red stag it would have turned into a edc in a minute. I even tried to find someone who could rescale one for me but no one could match cases red stag.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 20, 2013 at 18:07: Lee, I'm a big fan of stag too. The thing alot of people forget, is there's alot of different types of stag. Some is better than others and more expensive. Just because a knife producer says a knife is made with stag, doesn't mean it's made out of Sambar Stag. There is Elk stag, Whitetail stag, European stag and Axis stag. Probably alot more than that. I enjoy almost all of it but some makes a better knife handle than others. Just the ramblings of an old Cajun.

Comment by Chuck Parham on May 19, 2013 at 18:47: To me, Stag has a more "back to your roots" appeal. I've seen some very pretty stag but I've yet to see ugly stag.

Comment by Jan Carter on May 19, 2013 at 18:43: Stag that has been carried just becomes more beautiful. To me, most stag is gorgeous

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on May 19, 2013 at 17:37: Stag is traditional, beautiful and tough. Some people just like certain types, but I like all types of "bark" rough or smooth. And then there's "second cut" stag, that I like a lot too even though it is "jigged".