Handle Modifications... The Complete Guide (Hopefully)

[The Warrior]

More tiger striped grivory:http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/856726-Tiger-Striped-BK2-BK9-Grivory-X2-(UPDATED)

 

[FAL'ER]

Almighty, you take good pictures.

 

[Bladite]

nice nice nice

 

[rmc85]

Soldering iron work I did...

 

[Murphnuge]

Damn rmc85, you should start a business modding grivory, you can call it Gator Grips! Warrior OD+Tiger stripe= huge win in this Warhead's book!

 

[Zuluninja]

I saw the liner pics on this thread and decided it is a very cool and quite easy mod to do. Here's my 9 with liners done from a cheap, thin (bit less than 2mm) cutting board:

I did the same with an OKC Bush series RD7 with orange g10 scales, which raised this question: besides visual appeal, what is the real function of scale liners?

 

[Guyon]

I did the same with an OKC Bush series RD7 with orange g10 scales, which raised this question: besides visual appeal, what is the real function of scale liners?

Feel/ergos. Just a slightly wider grip. Nice job, by the way.

 

[Zuluninja]

thanks. I might do some more in different colors, but now I feel the need to get a BK2! I'm gonna groove the grivory, not decided what pattern yet.

 

[momouppa]

saw these scales on the evil place same person Ark got his GITD scales off hopefully pics work

 

[Guyon]

GrowlingBear over on Bushcraft USA did this nice job and gave me permission to post it up here.

I've been bitten the mod bug, and I can't stop. This time it was my BK2. All the threads and videos about these blades gave me some ideas. I stripped it, convexed it, chopped off the smasher butt end, removed about 3/16" from the finger guard, re-handled it in zebrawood with maroon spacers, and gave it a patina. Oh, there's a leather sheath too.

Here she is:

It fits my hand well, and I love wood handles:

On a whim, I used an aluminum and brass patina/blackener from our engraving shop at work. It worked quite well, although I'm not sure of how durable it is yet - will test it soon. But it hides the scratches pretty well. It almost looks case hardened:

The sheath is belly leather with a generous coating of Obenauf's leather oil:

Pressure fit only, for now. We'll see how well it stays put.

 

[The Warrior]

Saw that last night. Sweet mod.

 

[Zuluninja]

First try at doing scales. Used a thick plastic cutting board

saw that trying to keep those slabs white would be mission impossible so I decided to roast them up.

 

[IABIGBUCKGUY]

I got some new scales for my BK-11 AND BK-9 then built this combo sheath.My life revoles around Bowhunting for Bear ,Elk ,Deer.This knife combo will be on my hip on every hunt this fall. What do you think?

 

[The Warrior]

Came across this for the BK-13 Remora. Thought it looked nice. Jigged camel bone scales. Sheath was cut to accommodate the scales:

 

[BRL]

Stripped knife except for coating under handle. Shaped, beveled, dyed, and epoxied leather 'scales'. Dyed hemp twine, wrapped around handle and leather, then epoxied in place.

 

[80sgyrene]

Bk11 stripped and forced patina, jimping added, G10 scales.

 

[The Warrior]

I got permission from "Bill" at Bushcraft USA to post this here. Very nice work.

I convexed the edge and handled this BK11 in walnut dymondwood w/ yellow liners. Oh yea, and I replaced the sheath with a leather one. Got to buff it with tripoli tomorrow at the shop.

Thanks for looking.

 

[FAL'ER]

This is really Capt. Airyca's brown pants mixed with some green fabric she bought for a set I made her. Fit and feel wise this is my best work to date. I think I finally got them thin enough in the right area's.
This is them dry and sanded to 220 or 320 Don't remember.


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[edxamador]

BK2 with Spalted Maple Burl Scales

 

[edxamador]

Bk11 with Curly Birch