Becker bk16 scales

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gman310

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Any ideas how I can texture my bk16 scales? I tried the sports tape wrap and while ok, I wanted cheap way to make it look decent. I've seen pics of some but no ideas on the process. Thanks in advance.
 
Hey, GMan, welcome to the forum!

Can you point us to any of the mods that you thing you would prefer?

The simplest: a section of road bicycle inner tube. Looks better than tape and provides a bit of cushion (more useful for the big ones, perhaps).

Stippling: a soldering iron or other hot-tipped tool can be used to make little divots. Some people try to do a regular pattern, others go with random. Random is probably easier.

Lots more are out there!
 
I stippled mine. Covered them with painters tape, cut out a pattern, and hit it with a soldering iron. Liked the way it turned out; actually had to hit it with some sandpaper after as the texture turned out a little too aggressive for my girly hands.





 






The secret to texturing the Becker scales is light, fast taps, especially with the Tweener scales since they aren't as hard as the full size Becker scales, in my experience. You do not want to get too aggressive on the texturing with any knife you plan on doing a lot of bushcraft with. Hot spots will happen, especially in the middle of the palm. Go to my tutorial here and follow the directions in post #9. And remember--fast, light taps.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/934065-The-BK-5-Stripped-and-Stippled
 
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I think there was someone that stonewashed some scales. That looked pretty cool. Could potentially get some Talon Grip material or grip tape and epoxy it on too. Or use a thin saw or file to checker it.
 
Scratch them up with some 60 grit sand paper...
 
Thanks for all the great ideas. This is my second Becker I've purchased, my first being the bk14 which I carry everyday. Next will be the bk9. It looks like a beast. Great blades.
 
I listened to a forum member and sandblasted mine. Just enough grit so it doesn't seem slippery and no hot spots. Also looks good. Manually sanding them will work as well but aesthetics might not be as good.
 
Where do I get a awesome leather sheath like that for my bk16?



wasatchdan said:






The secret to texturing the Becker scales is light, fast taps, especially with the Tweener scales since they aren't as hard as the full size Becker scales, in my experience. You do not want to get too aggressive on the texturing with any knife you plan on doing a lot of bushcraft with. Hot spots will happen, especially in the middle of the palm. Go to my tutorial here and follow the directions in post #9. And remember--fast, light taps.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/934065-The-BK-5-Stripped-and-Stippled
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