I recently purchased a Bradford Guardian 3 for EDC. I love the knife, but the 3D micarta handles were a little uncomfortable where my pinky wraps around the end of the handle. To fit my little finger in the rear grooved area made the grip a little crowded.
Having recently been inspired to make wooden handles for a CRK Nyala, I though would try to do the same for the G3.
My initial effort replicated the micarta handles very closely, but this did not work with a lanyard, as I hadn't relieved the lanyard holes.
I decided to taper the back of the handles and relieve the lanyard holes.
You can see that my grip on this knife is a 3 1/2 finger grip, so the OEM scales are upturned just where my pinkie wraps, causing a hot spot. The tapered handles are much more comfortable.
These handles will be much more suitable for extended use, for my grip.
I might try this taper on the micarta handles, as the sheath retention is better with the original handles (the wood is very smooth)
Overall, a worthwhile mod.
Having recently been inspired to make wooden handles for a CRK Nyala, I though would try to do the same for the G3.
My initial effort replicated the micarta handles very closely, but this did not work with a lanyard, as I hadn't relieved the lanyard holes.
I decided to taper the back of the handles and relieve the lanyard holes.
You can see that my grip on this knife is a 3 1/2 finger grip, so the OEM scales are upturned just where my pinkie wraps, causing a hot spot. The tapered handles are much more comfortable.
These handles will be much more suitable for extended use, for my grip.
I might try this taper on the micarta handles, as the sheath retention is better with the original handles (the wood is very smooth)
Overall, a worthwhile mod.
