Checkering steel knife handles.

[fulloflead]

Anyone given any thought to checkering steel knife handles?

We've go a thread going on the Spyderco forum about it and I thought I'd bring the idea out in the open.

The stainless SC handles can be slippery on the draw. I was thinking it would be cool to take a checkering file to the top inch of it to make it easier to draw.

Maybe I'll try to obtain a cheap well-used one to experiment on and buy a checkering file at the next gun show. Anyone got a beat-up Spyderco with stainless handles they'd like to sell really cheap or donate for the experiment?

Anyway, just a thought I'm throwing around.

Input would be appreciated.

 

[Nakano 2]

Click onto the red oval new discussion forums section at www.dozierknives.com

Go to General Discussion>> scroll down to the thread "Checkering". Click onto the urls/ links that I posted.

N.

 

[MelancholyMutt]

Checkering steel is considered the most difficult task for a gunsmith to learn and master...
Unless you've already mastered the skill, you stand a very good chance of ruining your knife.

My suggestion is to find some other way, or get a professional to do it.

 

[sophijo]

I asked Chris Reeve if they'd do it to a small Sebenza and he said no.

 

[Nakano 2]

Go here:

http://www.dozierknives.com/cgi-bin/dozier-ikonboard.cgi?s=3eb597061ee0ffff;act=ST;f=1;t=161

Nakano

 

[Blades]

"SC Rebel1957" does checking on SS handles. He has a few pics on his website.



Blades

 

[fulloflead]

Humph. Well, I guess I was wrong in thinking it would be easy. That's OK. I'll just forget it and get over it.