Got tired of waiting...

knifejunkie1928

knifejunkie1928

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Well I got tired of waiting on Kabar to make some Becker handles in some decent colors. Decided to try my hand at making my own.

I used the two extra sets of the light green handles that came with my bk29s. I kept the slightly darker sets for future experiments.

They turned out amazing and so far the color is holding up really well.

The process isn't really a new thing, I'm sure its been done here before.

Here are your simple DIY instructions.

- Heat up enough water to submerge the handles on a old coat hanger.
- Dump hot water into disposable pan/bowl.
- Add the proper ratio of RIT dye to water used.
- Soak handles for about an hour (maybe less, maybe more, just depends on how light/dark you want it) and agitate water every 10 min or so.
- Rinse with water and you're done!

It was super easy and if a dummy like me can do it, I'm sure you guys can do it even better.


Here is a comparison between the light neon green, the new slightly darker green that comes with the bk29, and my new OD green one after the dyeing process.

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Here is the slightly darker green next to the dyed brown and OD green.

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I used the liquid dye for the brown and the powder dye for the dark green. They both worked fine, not sure I would recommend one over the other.

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This was about 30 minutes with the dark green RIT dye

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This was about the 40 minute mark on the brown set. I probably should have pulled them out then. They would have been a better match to the tweener sets.

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And here are some shots of them on my bk4 and modded bk29.

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91bravo said:
Nice! I wonder if the black scales will take on a different color. Those scales on your bk4 look really awesome! I don't have any extra green scales laying around...:confused:
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I dont think it will work with black. I think it needs to start as a light color and turn into a darker color.

From what I've seen this is a really popular method to dye pmags for ar15s. In the pmag example they never use the standard black mags they have to use the "sand" colored ones to make sure the dye sets.

If you buy that 4 pack that kabar sells of red, blue, pink, and green. The pink and green would probably work great. I would guess the red and blue would also work but might not yield the best results.
 
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I need to get out and use some knives. I have a pile of Red Oak begging to be chopped on and batoned into some fuel for a food fire!
 
Update!

Here is what happens when you put the dark green set in brown dye. They come out about the same as the light green set in green dye.

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So if you have both light and dark green handles from the bk29 you can save your self some money and just buy the dark brown dye. With proper timing you can get both colors!
 
For years leading up to the release of the multi colored handle kit we had been asked by the general public (read: non-BF crowd) for some "color" options in the Becker line. The multi color kit was an easy accessory option, in conjunction with the micarta BK77 handles and Ultramid (R) black handles. They certainly had their moment (we are well aware they were not for everybody), but have also heard what you have been saying here. The tentative plan is for different color options when we sell through remaining inventory of the current color set.
 
OFFICIAL_KA-BAR said:
For years leading up to the release of the multi colored handle kit we had been asked by the general public (read: non-BF crowd) for some "color" options in the Becker line. The multi color kit was an easy accessory option, in conjunction with the micarta BK77 handles and Ultramid (R) black handles. They certainly had their moment (we are well aware they were not for everybody), but have also heard what you have been saying here. The tentative plan is for different color options when we sell through remaining inventory of the current color set.
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please keep the blue - it's amazing :D
 
OFFICIAL_KA-BAR said:
For years leading up to the release of the multi colored handle kit we had been asked by the general public (read: non-BF crowd) for some "color" options in the Becker line. The multi color kit was an easy accessory option, in conjunction with the micarta BK77 handles and Ultramid (R) black handles. They certainly had their moment (we are well aware they were not for everybody), but have also heard what you have been saying here. The tentative plan is for different color options when we sell through remaining inventory of the current color set.
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Next time don't ask the ( non-BF crowd ) they gave bad advice :p
 
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