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Function of handle liners
- Thread starter hillst1
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I believe they mostly dress up the finished product. Mine are green, but I think the custom logo ones are red. I'm sure Jeff or Mike could give a better explanation though.
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I am pretty sure all the new R.A.T. Cutlery line does.
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The liners make a better transition from the Micarta to the steel. Even if the handle fit is a few thousandths of an inch off, with the liners it makes the fit better. Our standard models have the green liner, and most special models have the red liner.
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Ok guys, I told you wrong. Rowen Manufacturing read this post and emailed me this:
"The only functional purpose they serve from a mechanical standpoint is to give a SHARPER transition point from the handle to the blade. The bare micarta edge tends to fray slightly when there is a 90 degree transition (i.e. from the rounded portion of the handle to the back of the handle). The liner supports the sharp edge of the micarta so that it cant fray while being machined. The liner doesn't however help with making the fit better in the event the handle is a few thousandths off. Actually if the handle is a few thousandths off the liner makes the feel MUCH MUCH worse because the edge is sharp instead of feathered or frayed. The handles have to be machined to a much closer tolerance with the liners to feel good."
So, there you have it. Straight from the manufacturer. My apologies for giving you bad information.
As for other liner colors, that may be a possibility down the road.
Jeff
"The only functional purpose they serve from a mechanical standpoint is to give a SHARPER transition point from the handle to the blade. The bare micarta edge tends to fray slightly when there is a 90 degree transition (i.e. from the rounded portion of the handle to the back of the handle). The liner supports the sharp edge of the micarta so that it cant fray while being machined. The liner doesn't however help with making the fit better in the event the handle is a few thousandths off. Actually if the handle is a few thousandths off the liner makes the feel MUCH MUCH worse because the edge is sharp instead of feathered or frayed. The handles have to be machined to a much closer tolerance with the liners to feel good."
So, there you have it. Straight from the manufacturer. My apologies for giving you bad information.
As for other liner colors, that may be a possibility down the road.
Jeff
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:thumbup: Excellent info....I thought they were decorative.
...kinda purty up a working blade
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...kinda purty up a working blade...
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the liners do not look like you can removed them...formed to the micarta,I pulled my scales to take a peek under neath 'em and to me looks like you'd screw up the handles trying to remove the green liner that is formed into the micarta scales,I may be wrong;but to me I like the liner look myself...