Bakelite???

[Jmhoff10500]

I found this today and was just wondering why they can make 8 full sized handle not to mention 8 knives for less that a Bakelite pen blanks costs to us??? Is it real or do they probably make their own fakelite?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16896616021

 

[DurocShark]

Japanese stainless steel blades never need sharpening

Ok, with that line in the description I would question the handles are Bakelite.

I know the Cutco knives are Bakelite. I've got one. What a wonderful material.

 

[DurocShark]

Oh. Ginsu. Paper knives. Bah...

 

[hewunch]

Old Cutco was bakelite I think, now they use a resin for bowling balls.

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Methinks that "our" bakeolite blanks are overpriced (JMO). I've recently have been finding "old" bakelite kitchen utensils (knives, forks, spoons) at thrift stores that practically sell for 'nothin'. The handles are removed from say the knives and voilla, you have a nice pen blank that already has a 'starter' hole.

 

[BRobbins629]

Bakelite was a trademark for one brand of phenolic resin that appears to have become a generic descriptor. I suspect these are injection molded black phenolic resin and very doable for that price if you are buying the material in bulk.