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So last night I tried the "darken up your micarta with oil" trick. Did not like! First off, too much made it turn brown, which while looking decent on it's own, does not look good in a Foliage sheath. Got 95% of it extracted and it's pretty close to what it started out as.
I may very well strip the BK-11 tommorrow....They have a scotch-brite wheel at the knife shop that takes stuff off real good...
I was going through my mod-box and found a new roll of rubber/leathery Wilson tennis racket wrap. Tried it around the narrow portion of the Micarta handle and it is the best, most comfortable grip EVER. Use that stuff a lot, need to pick some more up. Will probably put the micarta on the BK9 when it gets here and the Grivory/tennis racket wrap on the BK2.
Still want more grips. Anyone anywhere ever sell custom Becker grips?
I tried the D-ring drop-sheath mod on the factory BK2 sheath today. Didn't like that either. Without the handle snaps (which I removed earlier), It wanted to lean out too much. Looks like I'll stick to plan B and get the ESEE clip attachment....
Need to figure out if they have longer rivets for leather and stuff. Was trying to fabricate something today and nothing would work because the rivets and the kydex screws are all too damn short!!
Has anyone ever Tiger-Striped their Becker insead of full-stripping it? I ask because I have a sandblast booth at work and I have done that numerous times with Cold Steel Machetes.CONSIDERING doing it to the BK2...BUt theres no way back once you do it.....
I may very well strip the BK-11 tommorrow....They have a scotch-brite wheel at the knife shop that takes stuff off real good...
I was going through my mod-box and found a new roll of rubber/leathery Wilson tennis racket wrap. Tried it around the narrow portion of the Micarta handle and it is the best, most comfortable grip EVER. Use that stuff a lot, need to pick some more up. Will probably put the micarta on the BK9 when it gets here and the Grivory/tennis racket wrap on the BK2.
Still want more grips. Anyone anywhere ever sell custom Becker grips?
I tried the D-ring drop-sheath mod on the factory BK2 sheath today. Didn't like that either. Without the handle snaps (which I removed earlier), It wanted to lean out too much. Looks like I'll stick to plan B and get the ESEE clip attachment....
Need to figure out if they have longer rivets for leather and stuff. Was trying to fabricate something today and nothing would work because the rivets and the kydex screws are all too damn short!!
Has anyone ever Tiger-Striped their Becker insead of full-stripping it? I ask because I have a sandblast booth at work and I have done that numerous times with Cold Steel Machetes.CONSIDERING doing it to the BK2...BUt theres no way back once you do it.....