{"product_id":"north-edge-tools-double-black-hex-lanyard-bead-linen-micarta-and-gripx-made-in-usa-net-bead-double-black","title":"North Edge Tools Double Black Hex Lanyard Bead, Linen Micarta and GripX, Made in USA (NET-BEAD-DOUBLE-BLACK)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlack on black. Linen micarta on one half, GripX on the other.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame hex bead we have carried in the other colorways, built this time with no color at all. One half is linen micarta, the other is GripX, and both are black. In most light it reads as one solid piece and you only catch the seam when you turn it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIt Will Not Stay This Shade of Black\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe micarta half fades as you carry it. That is the material doing what micarta does, and it is the reason these look better after a year in a pocket than they do on day one. If you want to slow it down, a little blade wax or even WD-40 brings the color back and buys you time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe would leave it alone. The patina is half the point. You end up looking at a record of where the thing has been, which is more interesting than a bead that still looks like it did in the package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo Materials, One Color\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinen micarta is layered fabric set in resin, so it is warm in the hand and it wears. GripX is the textured material Dustin uses for inlays on his knives, and it holds its surface. Putting them together in the same black means the bead changes unevenly, with one half aging and the other staying put.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: North Edge Tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Linen micarta and GripX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Black on black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Hex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Dustin North, Colorado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout North Edge Tools\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth Edge Tools is one person. Dustin North works out of Colorado and makes everything himself, beads included, on the same bench as the knives. A bead is the cheapest way to put a maker's work in your pocket, and this is a maker whose knives run several hundred dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Edge Tools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67619827777716,"sku":"NET-BEAD-DOUBLE-BLACK","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_7956.jpg?v=1794240244","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/north-edge-tools-double-black-hex-lanyard-bead-linen-micarta-and-gripx-made-in-usa-net-bead-double-black","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}