custom scales

peter r · Mar 9, 2010

i saw on another forum someone had a sebenza 21 with a custom orange g10 scale. does anyone know who does this?

nyefmaker · Mar 9, 2010

Barry H makes great scales, I have an orange one and I love it. Its the regular/21 combo. If you want a custom scale, I have seen none better than Barry H.

peter r · Mar 9, 2010

this is what i want. can you tell me how to contact barry h?

grybsh7 · Mar 9, 2010

Here is a link to send Barry an email.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember&u=108166

And here is my BG-42 Seb with a carbon fiber scale he did for me.

Barry H · Mar 9, 2010

Hey guys! Thanks for posting pictures of your knives. Glad to hear that you are still enjoying them.

marthinus · Mar 9, 2010

Barry H is the best when it comes to making scales. He inspired me to give it a try. This was my first attempt and I learned a lot dealing with G10, where I made my mistakes and how to correct them. Will make another in due time with orange and green and blue G10 or green and black (cant remember what I have lying around).

knifedraw · Mar 9, 2010

wow whats the average price on a g10 scale for a small 21? i would love a blue one like this or green. thanks guys!!

RICKSTER · Mar 9, 2010

marthinus said:
Barry H is the best when it comes to making scales. He inspired me to give it a try. This was my first attempt and I learned a lot dealing with G10, where I made my mistakes and how to correct them. Will make another in due time with orange and green and blue G10 or green and black (cant remember what I have lying around).

Man that looks great :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

nyefmaker · Mar 9, 2010

marthinus said:
Barry H is the best when it comes to making scales. He inspired me to give it a try. This was my first attempt and I learned a lot dealing with G10, where I made my mistakes and how to correct them. Will make another in due time with orange and green and blue G10 or green and black (cant remember what I have lying around).

marthinus,

Thats an awsome job, especially for your first try. Keep up the great work and be sure to post pics of the different colors and designs you try, we would all love to see. :thumbup::thumbup:

marthinus · Mar 9, 2010

Thanks for the kind words guys.

My main concern was that the pivot hole was not perfect and when I screwed the G10 down it affected the lockup way more then I felt comfortable with. After some trial and error I realized that since the pivot hole was not perfect it pushed just skew of the side of the pivot bushing and therefore on the bronze washer. I know where I went wrong and when I try again my approach will be different and hopefully I will not repeat any mistakes and get it as perfect as possible.

zyhano · Mar 10, 2010

still, it looks awesome. just don't open it with someone around

Fantastic work

DBH · Mar 10, 2010

Barry's scales are awesome. I have a red scale on my EDC large regular.

Great stuff. I highly recommend Barry.

peter r · Mar 10, 2010

what did you use to file the pattern on the g-10?

nyefmaker · Mar 10, 2010

peter r said:
what did you use to file the pattern on the g-10?

I think alot of them are done with a dremel and a small sanding drum.

thefifth · Mar 28, 2010

This is too fine:thumbup: I gotta have some!!!!!!!!!!!

marthinus · Mar 29, 2010

peter r said:
what did you use to file the pattern on the g-10?

Sorry I mist this! I used a normal round file with a diameter of 1cm. I fixed the g10 into a bourd with three nails through the holes so that it would not move and then I just started filing. This was the easiest part IMO to do!

I no longer have that scale. I was experimenting with it to get it thinner but alas I made it to thin. The screws do not hold the scale any more so its loose. But now I know. It has been a great experimenting process and I will do it again. Only better next time.