bk11/14 temporary slip on scale idea

worldwood

worldwood

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I like my bk11, its the only becker i think looks best without scales, but sometime scales would be useful. Then i got to thinking, my firesteel striker was very easy to rust, so i pulled the striker out the molded plastic and sanded it then forced a patina on it and put it back in its holder. then a lightbulb came on. what if we had grivory or plastic molded SLIP ON/off scales. something molded with a tight enough hole that the handle clicks in, like how a kydex sheath locks the blade in, but molded for a hand. then no tools or hardware would be needed and it would only take seconds to put on and take off. the handle could be long enough for a full grip. obviously the bottle opener wouldnt be accessible with it on, but who would care if it only took sliding the grip off.

I wouldnt pay 30 bucks for micarta on a bk11, when it doesnt improve the length of the grip and i think it looks better without them, but if i could slip them on and off and it would improved the length of the handle then that would be worth more than 30 to me.


What do you guys think? would this be possible? i guess a better question would be how could this be done.
 
Kydex sheath for the handle. Go talk to GodSpeed or other Kydex benders.
 
Im trying it with kydex but the thing is trying to make it stay tight enough where theres no wiggle room, you want a good grip and if the knife can move inside the handle even a little bit its not practical.

Im no kydex bender, and this isnt meant to be pretty but im trying to figure out if this idea is logical, im thinking a thicker material would be better.



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I mean't talk to them about how to get it done, as in ask for advice on how to go about doing so. My bad for not clarifying.
 
Oh no worries! im going to see what i can think up first, id hate to bother busy people for advice.
 
Hey WW, why not just get ya a couple cheap handle scales, mark em out, and set in on carving them out a little at a time, till they fit the bill for ya? If beauty is not a requirement, then im positive you can come up with a usable set of grips in just a few hours. Heck, use an old cutting board, or some scrap lumber. Just toy around with it, till you come up with a usable prototype. Who know, you may come up with something that might be profitable?
 
Bsmith, do you mean carve a spot out of a single piece of wood so the knife can slide in? or use 2 seperates scales and notch out the shape,then fasten them together? either way im going to try wood next if i cant get this to work.

Im trying some foam from a floating noodle, i will take off alot of the width so that it fills my hand, then i will try and wrap kydex around it to keep it tight....

The foam does grip it well and is comfortable to hold, maybe i will shave it to size then paracord wrap it, not sure yet. but this is just a prototype, ill get another color if it works, pink just isnt my color lol



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worldwood said:
Bsmith, do you mean carve a spot out of a single piece of wood so the knife can slide in? or use 2 seperates scales and notch out the shape,then fasten them together? either way im going to try wood next if i cant get this to work.

Im trying some foam from a floating noodle, i will take off alot of the width so that it fills my hand, then i will try and wrap kydex around it to keep it tight....

The foam does grip it well and is comfortable to hold, maybe i will shave it to size then paracord wrap it, not sure yet. but this is just a prototype, ill get another color if it works, pink just isnt my color lol



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I mean 2 seperate slabs. If I had a 14, id cut some out for ya, and send em to ya. They wouldnt be pretty, but they would work. Keep experimenting, youll come up with something before long.
 
this is extreamly comfortable and grips the knife and my hand great! also slides on and off when needed. this is obviously a rough draft, it will be fitted to my hand better and then paracord wrapped neater. but here is my first prototype lol



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ok well i reduced the thickness of the noodle and then tried to wrap it with kydex. i dont have a vise and im doing it by hand, but this way comes out too bulky. but im sure a kydex pro could bend this better to reduce the bulk.

Theres no wiggle in the handle, it sets in well and now the handle is the size of my hand so i can get a full grip on it. i will probably just use the noodle since i cant bend the kydex tight enough, but then when i get more funds maybe ill talk to a pro to help me out.

The noodle piece is very light and small so throwing it in my bag is easy and i always have paracord so when i need more of a handle ill be set.

This isnt pretty, but im not looking for pretty i just want a functional longer handle that requires no tools or time to mount and dismount.

Regardless im happy knowing that my idea is very possible.



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So i molded the noodle to the perfect size and shape for my hand and fingers and now it fits me like a glove. i wrapped it with green tape. this obviously wont hold up to the elements or time but i have a perfect mold in a better color lmao..... now to figure out how to keep the shape without the tape.



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After reading and some videos i think i will try some instamorph moldable plastic and just make it from that, then i could paint it or use the plasti dip for color.



Well its a work in progress....
 
It seems to me that kydex would be your best bet, because of the skeletonized handle. If you could properly press the kydex, i would think it would make divots that would help keep it on the knife with no play. I am not a kydex bender (I have never even seen a kydex sheath in real life) so I dont know if I am correct-just my thoughts---
 
Not sure if you have seen it, but there is this sweet spray on rubber coating in a can that I wanna try:D The handle wouldvstay skeletonized, but have ofter, rubber coating! There is also rubber tool dip that would keep it skeletonized. I wanna try it out when I get an 11.
 
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