Can One Jimp Be Enough ? Jimpin' Jeepers How Many Do You Need ?

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Long story short I ordered a previous Case Slimline Trapper. It was all polished scales and slippery all over. For a dress knife that is fine and looks so great !

Then I decided to get another one that I could just use and not feel bad when it got scratched up so I ordered the same knife in laminated black canvas (the knife in my photos here).

I knew before I ordered it I was going to try putting some jimping on it and maybe some texturing on the scales in spite of the grippy canvas.

So my first step is shown here; add the jimping. I decided to start with one jimp grove on top and one on the bottom. I used a bimetal hacksaw (24tpi). On the spring side it took it's toll on the teeth of the hacksaw but I was able to do the deed.

I didn't clean up the grooves but left them rough edged and unrefined because I may add more in the future. I will refine them all once I am satisfied with the gription. I decided to use the full size hacksaw in stead of the infamous Dremel cutoff wheel because it is easier to judge a line square to the sides of the knife with the long blade of the hacksaw.

You know . . . there is the chance that one jimp per side is enough for this small knife that will never be used with gloves. These grooves are pretty sharp edged and grippy.

How many jimps is too much ? Can one good jimp be satisfying ?
Will this thread start a bet on how many more threads I am going to start before I cease to bang on about my dambed Slimline Trapper ?
Tune in tomorrow for the answers to these and other questions.
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You remember . . . I'm talking about these knives.
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I think a row of 4 closely spaced is a good bare minimum, so I bet you'll go to at least 4.

I really like the Slimline trapper and have thought about getting the brown jigged delrin, I wish it was available in CV but their ground finish stainless is fine.
 
one seems fine as a ref point to know if your grip has slipped. as for traction...... i doubt it would add much. a little sure, but depends how deep and wide and rough it is. I saw the pics and I know that case model.....just hard to judge size in pics.

I would think 3 or 4 would be more useful......but I'm just guessing and going by what I think visually would be appealing.
 
22 and a half is the absolute minimum amount of jimps I'll carry. Anything less and it flies out of my hands like it was dipped in oil. I tried to make a cut with a barlow today and ended up throwing it 303 feet landing on top of a submerging submarine.. Never again! 22 and half jimps or no jimps at all!

Really though, I'd just go by feel. If you think 1 would give you enough traction then there's really no reason to add more. Just try it in different grips/cuts and if you think you'd need more add another and repeat.
 
The bottom three fingers do most of the gripping in my case so the jimping is really only good for indexing. As such, truthfully, I don't need the jimping at all. One would be fine.
 
Only you can answer the question, because the correct answer will always have the descriptor "to you" at the end.

So, how many jimps do YOU need? Personally, I put at least 3 in something I'm "jimping", but that's just me.

One is an "indexing mark". 3+ is traction, and thus "jimping" IMO. But, this is really up to you to decide. If one is enough for you, it's enough for you.

As to how many is too much, again only you can decide. If you're trying to make a knife not slip in your hand, you could jimp the entire handle. Is it enough? Is it too much? You tell me.

Feel validated? If not, put more "jimps" with yer hacksaw. :thumbsup:
 
Jimping needs to be jimpy to actively jimp against your thumbs. If it's not jimpy enough you might as well not jimp any jimps into the blade to begin with.

But on a more serious note, it all depends on the blade to me, and it's an individual thing, a smaller thumb is fine with less jimping a larger thumb needs a longer row. With my fat thumbs I literally dig the large Hoback jimps as seen on the Kwaiback:

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It's not as comfortable as a row of little jimps, but certainly works better for me.
 
90% or more of the jimping out there barely increases my grip in any meaningful way.

Most the time I need to awkwardly push my thumb down ontop of it in a way I never do in a normal grip.
 
I do love the jimping....yes, four is a bare minimum and seven is better...
I even love some jimping on the tab of a flipper...
 
jbmonkey said:
saw the pics and I know that case model.....just hard to judge size in pics.
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I make em extra blurry . . . because I know you like a challenge . . right. :p
Width is the width of a hacksaw blade at the teeth off set (blade kerf width) and depth is about the same dimension.
 
McFeeli said:
22 and a half is the absolute minimum amount of jimps I'll carry. Anything less and it flies out of my hands like it was dipped in oil. I tried to make a cut with a barlow today and ended up throwing it 303 feet landing on top of a submerging submarine.. Never again! 22 and half jimps or no jimps at all!
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Now that's funny ! (I don't think I have had a good influence on you)
Hahahahaha
 
Thanks all you have opened my eyes to the subject.
Except Scooter.
ScooterG you can just Jimpoff yourself :) :D
 
Sonnydaze said:
I do love the jimping....yes, four is a bare minimum and seven is better...
I even love some jimping on the tab of a flipper...
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I have a knife with just two jimps on the large flipper tab and seems to work fine for that . Although a few more wouldn't have hurt , but it was a budget knife after all ! :rolleyes:
 
Are the jimps the lands or the valleys? 'Cause the correct answer is however many this is:

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