Getting a knife handle remade?

myowngod

myowngod

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My father has a VERY old benchmade lockback and the rubberized handle has literally melted away... given this forum seems to do a lot of customizing.. can someone point me in the direction of a company or member who might be able to remake the handle out of a new material? Would make a great b-day present for him.. Mods move this if it should be in the Maintenance or Custom forums..
 
myowngod said:
My father has a VERY old benchmade lockback and the rubberized handle has literally melted away... given this forum seems to do a lot of customizing.. can someone point me in the direction of a company or member who might be able to remake the handle out of a new material? Would make a great b-day present for him.. Mods move this if it should be in the Maintenance or Custom forums..
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it may help to have the model of the knife and if possible some pictures too.
 
Phillip Dobson is a member on here and has been know to do a custom handle or two. It would help know the model though.
 
Flashpoint said:
Phillip Dobson is a member on here and has been know to do a custom handle or two. It would help know the model though.
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+1 on Phil. His work is great and fast. He placed a handle on my Rat Izula and I couldn't be happier.

Bill

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Nice Rat!

Many of the makers in the Makers forums could do a good job on rehandling, but the problem is finding one who'll take a break from making knives to take on mod work. Can't hurt to ask though.
 
I'm not sure what model it is, I can't find anything on it that defines what it is - aside from having Benchmade on the blade... has the benchmade logo on the side with bali-song written inside the butterfly rather than benchmade... It might even be a fake - he said it was a gift about ~15 years ago..

Will get pics - I have no digital camera..
 
+1 on Phillip Dobson, especially if you are looking for wood scales. Phillip keeps some really nice stuff in stock. If you need some G10. feel free to contact me. I can send you some for free (consider it my BD gift to your dad). I have several colors. Phillip probably still has some of the smurf blue I sent him a while back, if that is your cup 'o tea. You can feel free to use some of that if you go with him.
 
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spiralarchitect said:
+1 on Phillip Dobson, especially if you are looking for wood scales. Phillip keeps some really nice stuff in stock. If you need some G10. feel free to contact me. I can send you some for free (consider it my BD gift to your dad). I have several colors. Phillip probably still has some of the smurf blue I sent him a while back, if that is your cup 'o tea. You can feel free to use some of that if you go with him.
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Would I just cut the G10 to fit? then sand and paint? I am a big do-it-youself/tinkering kinda guy, but never done anything with knives before.. I know my father would prefer a rubber or g10 handle- he uses this knife to clean deer with, doesn't like slippery handles... he is not the kind to "collect" anything, he will use it as a tool... It is very kind of you to offer it, if it is something I think I could work with, I would not accept it for free, but gladly pay whatever cost + shipping is.

Edit: I think because of the handle design it would be very difficult (without fabricating some parts on my own) to make a proper handle, I will take pictures ASAP... and if I can't do it, I'll contact Phillip Dobson as you recommended.
 
myowngod said:
Would I just cut the G10 to fit? then sand and paint? I am a big do-it-youself/tinkering kinda guy, but never done anything with knives before.. I know my father would prefer a rubber or g10 handle- he uses this knife to clean deer with, doesn't like slippery handles... he is not the kind to "collect" anything, he will use it as a tool... It is very kind of you to offer it, if it is something I think I could work with, I would not accept it for free, but gladly pay whatever cost + shipping is.

Edit: I think because of the handle design it would be very difficult (without fabricating some parts on my own) to make a proper handle, I will take pictures ASAP... and if I can't do it, I'll contact Phillip Dobson as you recommended.
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Be careful with G10. You don't want to breathe that stuff.

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spiralarchitect said:
+1 on Phillip Dobson, especially if you are looking for wood scales. Phillip keeps some really nice stuff in stock. If you need some G10. feel free to contact me. I can send you some for free (consider it my BD gift to your dad). I have several colors. Phillip probably still has some of the smurf blue I sent him a while back, if that is your cup 'o tea. You can feel free to use some of that if you go with him.
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I do indeed have your "smurf blue" G10, along with a bunch of other nice stuff (if you aren't a Smurf fan).

Photos go a long way toward determining feasibility of a particular re-handle job.

Phillip
 
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