First G-10 Scale I ever made. Benchmde 300-SN

Vader1 · Feb 5, 2014

I decided it was time to mess with the old 300-SN. This is my first try at making scales. I'm right handed and only this side will have a thumb groove and only the other side will be drilled for tip up pocket clip. The other side isn't finished yet. Rather than counter boring the small screws ....I decided to mill out some swooping designs around the screws to drop them down a bit. This will be refined a little more as I go. FINISHED PICS LOWER DOWN IN THREAD.

double7 · Feb 5, 2014

Very cool :thumbup:, I like the color combo. post more pics when your done.

Vader1 · Feb 6, 2014

Thanks for the kind words.

Rare blade · Feb 6, 2014

That is a fantastic improvement to the stock scales

SaintlyBrees · Feb 6, 2014

Very nice job. Well done, indeed.

ballknives · Feb 11, 2014

That is very cool looking,I like it.

Vader1 · Feb 12, 2014

ballknives said:
That is very cool looking,I like it.

Thanks all for the kind words. I'm starting to become addicted to making these knife scales. This knife has been very easy to work with.

Vader1 · Feb 12, 2014

ballknives said:
That is very cool looking,I like it.

Is this the designer of the 300-SN ? Thanks for the compliment. Oh, and I like the 300-SN.....nice job. :thumbup:

Ssnik · Feb 14, 2014

That looks pretty cool man. Are you going to add any texture?

Vader1 · Feb 14, 2014

Thanks .. My goal was to not have an aggressive pattern dug into it. One of my most used knives is and old Uncle Henry JB7 and it doesn't have much texture. Although I do like texture. ....I could go any direction with something. I like almost anything that has been customized.....as long as it looks cool.

EZ Bake · Feb 14, 2014

Looks good - aesthetic, unique, and functional.

Very nice.

Ssnik · Feb 15, 2014

The Bar and Shield would look great on that.

Vader1 · Feb 15, 2014

Ssnik said:
The Bar and Shield would look great on that.

This is true....I never thought of that. :thumbup:

Kowan · Feb 19, 2014

Looks great. I don't care for the SN scale at all, but love the blue and black 300-1 scales.

aquaman67 · Feb 21, 2014

That is very, very cool. The idea for the "swoops" for the screws is brilliant.

Love the colors too.

ballknives · Feb 21, 2014

Vader1 said:
Is this the designer of the 300-SN ? Thanks for the compliment. Oh, and I like the 300-SN.....nice job. :thumbup:

Yes I am the designer of the 300. The scales you did look very good.

Vader1 · Feb 21, 2014

I finished up my first scale attempt today, this is not easy work.....I'm surprised I was able to make the pivot area fit perfectly. Down the road I hope to get some more accurate tools for doing scales. This is a task that you get better at as you do more of them. Here are a few pics to look at. Thanks again for looking and all the compliments. This is my EDC that I carry 90% of the time. There is no play in my blade and it comes blasting out when you hit the flipper.

kinjo28 · Feb 21, 2014

Wow that is really awesome. I just made my first g10 scale also .. I traded it off already to get a fix for the knife junkie inside me . Do you know a way to get a flat countersunk hole for the hardware? All the bits I have have a radius on the inside

Ssnik · Feb 21, 2014

Looks real good. Like the Rat Fink also.

Vader1 · Feb 21, 2014

kinjo28 said:
Wow that is really awesome. I just made my first g10 scale also .. I traded it off already to get a fix for the knife junkie inside me . Do you know a way to get a flat countersunk hole for the hardware? All the bits I have have a radius on the inside

Look for some counterbore drill bits. Try Enco or McMaster Carr. Wood working bits may leave a small radius at the bottom.