Yeah that is salt. The finish is superglue, and the last coating I sprinkle with salt in the areas I need more traction. The salt sucks the superglue up the sides fo the little cubic crystals and it dries that way leaving a nice texture long after the salt is gone. (picked that little trick up building spearguns, though it works far better with marine epoxy).
side note. I am quite sure it is not fishguts on there. I mean it might be, but I also use Remington oil on my old knives and that turnes a bit brown after a few months without use. It is more likely Remington oil than fishguts.
side note. I am quite sure it is not fishguts on there. I mean it might be, but I also use Remington oil on my old knives and that turnes a bit brown after a few months without use. It is more likely Remington oil than fishguts.
