Does having two different handle scales bug anyone else?

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I realize this is a personal thing, and will depend... mostly I just want to make sure I'm not crazy.

I recently picked up a CRKT Tuna (the version with the S35VN blade) and I like almost everything about the knife. I love the size, the weight, the shape of the blade, the edge, the action opening and closing... The one thing I don't know if I can get over though is how it feels in my hand with two different scales. This knife has a micarta scale on the show side (which I love), but the lock side is just polished metal. Maybe its just my head but having two different textures on each side of the knife is throwing me off big time when I hold the knife. Its like my brain can't handle the feel of two different materials at once.

Am I crazy? Any one else feel like this? Any way to improve things?

-Mike
 
Nope, this is a big plus for me. Ti/other is one of my favorite styles for a knife. The contrast is part of the appeal. :)

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Hoback Husky / Hinderer XM-18 3.5
 
Doesn't bother me at all. But if you don't like it there's plenty of options with matched scales.
 
The one you described bothers me a bit, the metal side and a wood scale on one side. If it is a good feel on one side but slippery on the other, then it would bother me, not so much on looks, but holding it. I like the contrast in @Dadpool’s knives.
 
Not my thing, but it doesn't bug me either. I have at least 2 folders like that and it didn't stop me from buying them.
 
Not really, but I definitely like the aesthetics of certain frame locks that make an effort to keep design/material elements from the obverse on the lock side as well. Like certain inlay Sebenzas and other CRKs that also have an inlay of the same material on the lock side. I own very few framelocks, and one is a carbon fiber/M390 Kershaw Bareknuckle, and I definitely wouldn't like it as much if both sides weren't carbon fiber with the sub-frame lock, and instead had a full metal slab on lock side.
 
I'm good with it. I have a couple with different scales on each side. It's not something I actively look for, but it didn't stop me from buying them if I like the knife itself.
 
I carry my folding knives inside my waistband. I want the body side to be smooth. It did not take long to figure out that rough grips rubbed the skin there raw. I don't care what the texture of the clip side is, but I do care about body side. I now look at the grips, and if they are metal, I am not interesting in buying a metal grip knife with a rough body side. I can live with a rough body side G10 grip, if it can be polished smooth. Such as this

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The side facing the camera was lightly checkered, and so I did not have to remove a lot of material to make it smooth.

Now this knife, with its skull pattern,

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and it rubbed. And I took a dremel tool and grindy bit to smooth the whole skull thing down, and while it looks ugly, it hurts less. Something I think funny, I thought the pattern was that of the coast around Kyushu Japan, islands and a bay, etc. Then someone pointed out: its a skull!

This rubbing is probably not an issue if you pocket carry. To me, the important thing, is how does it feel in my hand, and does the knife gouge me in my side when it is behind the waistband. Appearance, is way down the list.

Do you want to cut with your knife, or do you want to make love to it?
 
helobite said:
I carry my folding knives inside my waistband. I want the body side to be smooth. It did not take long to figure out that rough grips rubbed the skin there raw. I don't care what the texture of the clip side is, but I do care about body side. I now look at the grips, and if they are metal, I am not interesting in buying a metal grip knife with a rough body side. I can live with a rough body side G10 grip, if it can be polished smooth. Such as this

Jpetu14.jpg


The side facing the camera was lightly checkered, and so I did not have to remove a lot of material to make it smooth.

Now this knife, with its skull pattern,

fVrG0gU.jpg


and it rubbed. And I took a dremel tool and grindy bit to smooth the whole skull thing down, and while it looks ugly, it hurts less. Something I think funny, I thought the pattern was that of the coast around Kyushu Japan, islands and a bay, etc. Then someone pointed out: its a skull!

This rubbing is probably not an issue if you pocket carry. To me, the important thing, is how does it feel in my hand, and does the knife gouge me in my side when it is behind the waistband. Appearance, is way down the list.

Do you want to cut with your knife, or do you want to make love to it?
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Do none of your pants have pockets?
 
I no like the presentation scale/frame look. Mismatched scales would also look no no to me.
 
Most of my folding knives have ti and g10, I never even gave a thought about it bothering me. Now that I have thought about it, it still doesn't bother me.
 
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