G-10 scales for my birthday gift :-)

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H_Talon

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spent some time looking in the forum for anyone who makes G-10 scales for my
new knife .. the wife got into my fav's and found a book mark for the BK-9
so guess what she gave me for my birthday .. YEP !!! a brand new BK-9 :-)
(love my wife)

so I need a set of G-10 tiger strip scales .. hmmmm maybe an extra set in
midnight tiger also :-)

anyone know where I can get them ??

thanks guys and gals :-)

Talon
 
Good wife! And nice score. What were you looking for in the scales? If you don't find anyone whose work you like better, I'll make up a set for you. There are plenty of talented folks who make good ones, so hopefully they'll chime in here. Welcome to the forums, and lets see some pics of the 9!
 
thanks guys ... here is a quick pic.. total stock, stripping will be in order and just a little
file work to make it fire steel capable :-)

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sig mosquito for size , ( well and the toes on a size 12 foot :-)

I'm kinda looking for something stock size, no need for space under the scales.

thanks ... Talon
 
That's a great birthday gift! Nice misquito also BTW. I've been giving out BK&T knives to a lot of my family and friends hoping the karma will come back to me some day ;)
 
Talon,

You have good taste in Wives, Knives and Color schemes for G-10..LOL

I am about to order some 2x2 Orange /Black Tigerstripe G-10 for installation of some permanent grips for two of my own Beckers .
During the last year, I have made my share of Becker scales. I have also used and closely examined samples from just about every commercial supplier I am aware of. Here is a set of mine-




The only guy I know that does commercially available factory type bolt on Becker scales iin G-10 is Saint Cutlery. He lists stuff on a large online auction site. His G-10 scales are $50 per set. His scales use factory hardware. G-10 scales are expensive due to the cost of the material and the cost to work it. It dulls the crap out of carbide cutters and the sanding dust is dangerous to inhale(fiberglass).

Saint's work is not exactly perfect since like many makers of stock removal made Becker grips ( both Wood and plastic) he does not mill them but shapes them into "sort of" Becker grips with a Belt sander. Yes, they are close but they are NOT the same side contours as the molded Becker grips. So it's a crap shoot. You may like them just fine, but they will not feel identical to Ethan's originals.

Having said that- pretty much ALL custom Becker grips are hand finished on some way and none of them ( Including mine) will be exactly like the Grivory ones from a mold. But some are closer than others.

I have the patterns to mill pretty much exact copies. My issue with doing anything in G-10 is the tooling wear and expense of the material.

If you are going to go to the expnse to install G-10 on your Becker, I HIGHLY recommend doing what I am going to do with my own hard use Beckers . Starting with STRIPPED BLADES- permanently install G-10 scales using , Accrglass Epoxy and and Stainless or aluminum Corby shouldered bolts- just like a High end custom knife. No dinking around with loosened bolts and shifting grips. IMHO that is the best way to put G-10 on a Becker. Tough and Bullet proof .

If you want the "Black blade" look you can always go back over the stripped blade with multiple coats of Radio Shack Etchant and get a very nice looking Black tactical look that unlike paint, you can always touch back up when it wears off.
 
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Talon,

You have good taste in Wives, Knives and Color schemes for G-10..LOL

I am about to order some 2x2 Orange /Black Tigerstripe G-10 for installation of some permanent grips for two of my own Beckers .
During the last year, I have made my share of Becker scales. I have also used and closely examined samples from just about every commercial supplier I am aware of. Here is a set of mine-




The only guy I know that does commercially available factory type bolt on Becker scales iin G-10 is Saint Cutlery. He lists stuff on a large online auction site. His G-10 scales are $50 per set. His scales use factory hardware. G-10 scales are expensive due to the cost of the material and the cost to work it. It dulls the crap out of carbide cutters and the sanding dust is dangerous to inhale(fiberglass).

Saint's work is not exactly perfect since like many makers of stock removal made Becker grips ( both Wood and plastic) he does not mill them but shapes them into "sort of" Becker grips with a Belt sander. Yes, they are close but they are NOT the same side contours as the molded Becker grips. So it's a crap shoot. You may like them just fine, but they will not feel identical to Ethan's originals.

Having said that- pretty much ALL custom Becker grips are hand finished on some way and none of them ( Including mine) will be exactly like the Grivory ones from a mold. But some are closer than others.

I have the patterns to mill pretty much exact copies. My issue with doing anything in G-10 is the tooling wear and expense of the material.

If you are going to go to the expnse to install G-10 on your Becker, I HIGHLY recommend doing what I am going to do with my own hard use Beckers . Starting with STRIPPED BLADES- permanently install G-10 scales using , Accrglass Epoxy and and Stainless or aluminum Corby shouldered bolts- just like a High end custom knife. No dinking around with loosened bolts and shifting grips. IMHO that is the best way to put G-10 on a Becker. Tough and Bullet proof .

If you want the "Black blade" look you can always go back over the stripped blade with multiple coats of Radio Shack Etchant and get a very nice looking Black tactical look that unlike paint, you can always touch back up when it wears off.
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I don't have PM privileges, can we talk :-) .. kurii@hotmail.com thanks
 
I love G10 as a handle, but hate making it into one for the reasons mentioned above.
The wear on tooling and the awful dust are just miserable.
If I were doing becker handles I'd bolt 'em on, but I suppose that's a matter of taste.
 
daizee said:
I love G10 as a handle, but hate making it into one for the reasons mentioned above.
The wear on tooling and the awful dust are just miserable.
If I were doing becker handles I'd bolt 'em on, but I suppose that's a matter of taste.
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I hear you on the removable bolt on scales, especially if one has not committed fully to a color or grip material or even the knife itself.

The bolt on scales allow you to simply take 'em of and switch them to another knife ,sell them ,whatever.. In my case I have about 6 Beckers that I have used and pondered long enough that I've made some firm decisions about what I want them to look like so I am ready to take that leap.

The OP may not be at that point yet with his BK9 but frankly I think Tigerstripe G-10 on a 9 will look good now or 10 years from now. If the scales are well done, the knife should be a joy forever.:thumbup:

I always find it really cool that folks think enough of their Beckers to dress them up a bit. It speaks very well of Kabar and Ethan's work.
 
jim62 said:
The OP may not be at that point yet with his BK9 but frankly I think Tigerstripe G-10 on a 9 will look good now or 10 years from now. If the scales are well done, the knife should be a joy forever.:thumbup:
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agreed. Tiger stripe looks great on a sculpted handle like a Becker. Cam did a nice one on his 2.

I've got a piece of it myself to re-handle one of my own, but once I'm through the several pieces I've got, I'm going to avoid ordering more if possible.

I always find it really cool that folks think enough of their Beckers to dress them up a bit. It speaks very well of Kabar and Ethan's work.
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:thumbup:
 
daizee said:
agreed. Tiger stripe looks great on a sculpted handle like a Becker. Cam did a nice one on his 2.

I've got a piece of it myself to re-handle one of my own, but once I'm through the several pieces I've got, I'm going to avoid ordering more if possible.



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Yeah, it's tough stuff to work with unless you have just the right equipment. It sure is not as tractable as wood or even most Micartas.
 
I sent Saint an email so we'll see ... thanks guys ..

I'd have no problem doing a perm mounting. at the risk of getting
yelled at the reason for a second set is sitting in my knife box (and has been forever)
is a "Brute" I figure since I'm going to work on one might as well do both :-)

so I was thinking tiger stripe for the day and midnight tiger to rule the night :-)

tomorrow I'll hit a store for paint stripper, that is about the max I can do tools
and I = blood and ER visits :-)

I'll let ya'll know how it goes ...

Talon
 
H_Talon said:
I sent Saint an email so we'll see ... thanks guys ..

I'd have no problem doing a perm mounting. at the risk of getting
yelled at the reason for a second set is sitting in my knife box (and has been forever)
is a "Brute" I figure since I'm going to work on one might as well do both :-)

so I was thinking tiger stripe for the day and midnight tiger to rule the night :-)

tomorrow I'll hit a store for paint stripper, that is about the max I can do tools
and I = blood and ER visits :-)

I'll let ya'll know how it goes ...

Talon
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Saint will do as good of a job as he is able to given the equipment he uses. That's all you can ask of a craftsman, really. Be patent with him though, as like all of us he gets backed up from time to time with orders.

Speaking of the name "Midnite Tiger", I actually was the one who came up with that name on the Bark River forum on another knife site around 2004 or so.

M. Stewart had a customer comment on the open forum that the "Black and Tan" G-10 on his knife was actually more of a "Black and Grey" pattern. Stewart agreed the name was not accurate and set about to come up with ideas for a better name. They knocked around some ideas on the forum and I came up with "Midnite Tiger".

Stewart liked the name it and had a conversation with Joy Sheffeild in FLA who was most of his G-10 at the time and the rest is history. About half of the makers and vendors still call it "Black and Tan" and the other half now call it "Midnite Tiger." And for the record NONE of it has tan in it . It still looks Black and Grey to this day.:p

One of my Beckers will be getting some Midnite Tiger G-10 Scales with Red Liners. I have not decided which one.
 
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jim62 said:
Saint will do as good of a job as he is able to given the equipment he uses. That's all you can ask of a craftsman, really. Be patent with him though, as like all of us he gets backed up from time to time with orders.

Speaking of the name "Midnite Tiger", I actually was the one who came up with that name on the Bark River forum on another knife site around 2004 or so.

M. Stewart had a customer comment on the open forum that the "Black and Tan" G-10 on his knife was actually more of a "Black and Grey" pattern. Stewart agreed the name was not accurate and set about to come up with ideas for a better name. They knocked around some ideas on the forum and I came up with "Midnite Tiger".

Stewart liked the name it and had a conversation with Joy Sheffeild in FLA who was most of his G-10 at the time and the rest is history. About half of the makers and vendors still call it "Black and Tan" and the other half now call it "Midnite Tiger." And for the record NONE of it has tan in it . It still looks Black and Grey to this day.:p

One of my Beckers will be getting some Midnite Tiger G-10 Scales with Red Liners. I have not decided which one.
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Interesting, I didnt know that...
 
Cam.

How could you have known..??

It's a VERY small footnote in knifedom.. LOL..

The whole thread is still up on that forum. I could email you a link to it.

It makes for very interesting reading. Part of it reads like the current "Not impressed with my first Becker " thread here..

The client really was an ass in that Bark River thread, but he did have a valid point about that color of G-10.

Stewart REALLY liked that name,though..

it was a classic example of the phrase- "In every dark cloud there is a silver lining"..:)
 
jim62 said:
Cam.

How could you have known..??

It's a VERY small footnote in knifedom.. LOL..

The whole thread is still up on that forum. I could email you a link to it.

It makes for very interesting reading. Part of it reads like the current "Not impressed with my first Becker " thread here..

The client really was an ass in that Bark River thread, but he did have a valid point about that color of G-10.

Stewart REALLY liked that name,though..

it was a classic example of the phrase- "In every dark cloud there is a silver lining"..:)
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Literally haha.

But yeah man, send me the link, I'm sure its an interesting read.
 
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