Hinderer Skinnys

Mako109 said:
Nice job Keyman! Considered doing that to a standard smooth CF scale but one thing held me off. Since one is thinning the entire scale from the back, aren't you also thinning and thus weakening the "flange" (whatever it's called) inside each screw and pivot hole? The flange is what the screws press against to hold the scale to the frame. Thinning the scale also thins the flange and perhaps increases the chances of cracking the scale if one over tightens the screws or otherwise stresses the scale? Maybe I'm overthinking this. Maybe it's less of an issue with metal scales vs CF? Constructive criticism welcomed.
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No, your logic is sound.
However, when i thin the standard RHK scale down, which has a thickness of .130", I take it down -.030" to a thickness of .100".
That still leaves .050" of material under the screw. .010" more then the factory RHK Skinny scale does.
I am within factory parameters.

RHK Skinny scale thickness .090" RHK Standard scale thickness .130"
counter bore depth -.050" Counter bore Depth -.050"
Remaining Flange thickness .040" Remaining Flange thickness .080"
 
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Keyman said:
No, your logic is sound.
However, when i thin the standard RHK scale down, which has a thickness of .130", I take it down -.030" to a thickness of .100".
That still leaves .050" of material under the screw. .010" more then the factory RHK Skinny scale does.
I am within factory parameters.

RHK Skinny scale thickness .090" RHK Standard scale thickness .130"
counter bore depth -.050" Counter bore Depth -.050"
Remaining Flange thickness .040" Remaining Flange thickness .080"
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Thank you Keyman for your response. The measurements you provide is much appreciated!
 
Really interested in a skinny, but want regular handles.


Anyone care to try an experiment? :D

3.5 skinny blade/standoffs sandwiched in a regular frame. Much appreciated if someone can do this.
 
Kinda misses the point of the skinny for me... The slicing ability is great, and the fact that it is thinner and lighter is icing on the cake. I've put regular scales on it and it looks about the same but really beefs up the feel.
 
abbazaba said:
Kinda misses the point of the skinny for me... The slicing ability is great, and the fact that it is thinner and lighter is icing on the cake. I've put regular scales on it and it looks about the same but really beefs up the feel.
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Yeah I'm in the same boat; better cutting ability, the lighter feel and the thinner frame is the best part of the skinny. The lighter thinner blade makes a smoother flipper imo too.

I think your screw depths in the threaded nut would be off and not hold the scales properly. That being said I know you can put a standard scale on a skinny and it will fit so it could be fine.

When I grab my standard I expect to have a little beefier knife and when I grab my skinny I expect to have a lighter yet still sturdy knife, they both have their places and that's why I enjoy them.
 
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AKnife said:
So a regular scale would fit a skinny no problem?

Hmm...
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Here is a pic I took of one of my Skinny Slicers with a full width scale on it. Barely looks different, feels very different.
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Nice! I have a reg CF scale that needs a new knife (knife nut logic :D).

Glad to see you can put them on the skinny. Do the screws thread in enough? I have spare SS 3.5 hardware (and a Dremel) if I need to use it.
 
halden.doerge said:
Which do you choose, folks? Skinny No-Choil or Full TI Choiled??

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I think the "slicer" grind really lives up to its name on the skinny.

While I like the looks and feel of the choil when admiring the knife in hand, in practical use it never really matters enough to make a difference. Actually I find the longer cutting edge on my no-choil version more useful.

A ti scale on a regular XM-18 makes it quite heavy for my urban EDC preferences. However, I may like it on the skinny if it were a skinny specific scale and didn't add too much weight.

I like both you present, but if I had to choose one it would be the skinny no-choil.
 
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I personally love the skinny with a choil. Both of mine are awesome... I'm hoping another blade shape no choil skinny run hits stores by end of year.

I also really wish there were skinny Ti scales available...... I would buy one tomorrow.

Of those two, I like the ti choil the best... beautiful knife!
 
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I’ve had them both and the Skinny no Choil slicer wins for me. I like how you can choke up on it when there’s a choil but without the choil it still feels good and your getting that extra amount of blade I feel makes a huge difference especially when cutting rope.The thinner blade stock also makes a big difference for me even with the stock blade angle. To be honest after experiencing and owning a Skinny no choil slicer other then for looks I don’t know if I could ever go back to a standard XM 18 3.5 except for just being able to say I had one lol.Also the Skinny rides in the pocket so much better :thumbsup:
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