How grippy is kirinite?

[palonej]

Thanks for the compliments.

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[Cursum Perficio]

I have 2 folders with polished Kirinite scales. Beautiful, nice to handle with a bit of grippy feel when holding them firmly - when they are dry.
I wouldn't opt for Kirinite on a knife I was filleting fish with though.

 

[Ebbtide]

Either you boys are much more fastidious than I am or you don't have a big enough stack of fish on the cleaning table. I dunno, could be the former, but I've cleaned a few and I've never finished with a clean/dry right hand.

Your fish fit on the cleaning table?






Kidding aside, it's a matter of discipline and getting used to it. You'd be surprised how much you can accomplish with the point and spine of the knife.

 

[dkb45]

Kirinite is basically plastic, and is normally polished to enhance the aesthetics. Similar to Delrin, it is more for looks than function. Unless it is textured it will likely reduce your grip, but it is super easy to mill compared to G10 or micarta, so it can be heavily modified easily.

 

[Surfingringo]

Your fish fit on the cleaning table?






Kidding aside, it's a matter of discipline and getting used to it. You'd be surprised how much you can accomplish with the point and spine of the knife.

Hi ebbtide, that looks like a fun day. As far as my fish fitting on the cleaning table, some do and some don't. I promise you I'm not trying to get into a pissing match but to clarify why I find a grippier handle useful, I'll give you some background. I fish for a living. On average, I probably spend a half hour a day at the cleaning table 7 days a week year round. I will concede that you might be so much more disciplined in your cleaning than I that your right hand never gets bloody but I can't say the same. What's more, I fish exclusively from kayak and sometimes clean on the water when I've just got a few fish and don't want to break out the gear at the house. The confined space makes it that much more difficult to be meticulous about cleanliness and makes the consequenes of a slick handle much more relevant. Don't get me wrong, we are in complete agreement that the cleaner you can keep your dominant hand the better, but some degree of blood and goo is inevitable in my experience. I can't speak for anyone else or their cleaning technique but for me, I'd rather have a handle that is easier to grip when wet and bloody. Ok, that's enough of all that. Lets get back to the fun kind of pissing match. Here's a few decent days...most of these are from the last week or two.

 

[Ebbtide]

All in good fun eh?


Some nice fish there... Are those red snapper? Grouper?
The tuna family I recognize...

As a teen, I did the mate thing on my rich neighbors boat for a bit so I know where you're coming from... sort of
I mainly fillet so that may have some bearing on the POV...
Smaller fish get guts and gills, scaled and cooked whole.
Smaller meaning they fit on the grill whole

Hey to each his own I say.
I know what works for me and you know what works for you.

Stag is some of the grippiest around and stag carved bone can be close.
Here's some stag carved bone I a knife I handled and gave to a friend.


Or you could go with the kirinite (or as I like to call it "Mother of Toilet Seat" ) and add a couple strips of skateboard tape on either side. Neatly done ovals could look like an inlay of sorts. And it would be removable.

Good luck on your search

 

[likota]

I always use a Mora Comfort Scaler for fishing. Great ergonomics, very grippy, easy to clean and it costs only around 20$.

 

[Surfingringo]

All in good fun eh?

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Or you could go with the kirinite (or as I like to call it "Mother of Toilet Seat" ) and add a couple strips of skateboard tape on either side. Neatly done ovals could look like an inlay of sorts. And it would be removable.

Good luck on your search

Yes sir, always in good fun! Fishing has never been a competitive thing for me. I was just poking back at you and reiterating the idea of the need (for me) for a handle with good grip. I have abandoned the "mother of toilet seat" idea. That sounds like its definitely the wrong material. Thanks to you and others for the info on that.

I always use a Mora Comfort Scaler for fishing. Great ergonomics, very grippy, easy to clean and it costs only around 20$.

Yes, that material the Mora uses works very well under wet conditions. Unfortunately its hard to screw something like that onto a full tang handle. I think the closest I could get to something like that is horse stall matt (which I have considered and might use).

 

[chumaman]

"Mother of Toilet Seat" was bad choice , sandblasted G10, micarta is way better but same weight .....consider, kayak fishing and the loss of the blade...Murphy law
cork handle and floating knife is better choice for such purposes...maybe

 

[Ebbtide]

Well, the commercial fishing industry standard, at least around here on the NE striper coast is the Dexter Russell Sani-Safe handle.

 

[alex]

I think you should try a piece of bicycle inner tube that fits tightly over whatever handle material you are using. It can be a pain the butt to slide over the handle but you want it fairly tight. It works well for me on my choppers and machetes to keep them from sliding out of my sweat soaked hands in the summertime which is most of the year in south Florida. Most bike shops will just give away the old or flat ones after they replace them and most keep a stack of them around to give away to anyone who asks. They also come in several diameters for you to experiment with and one tube will provide for lots of handles.

 

[Surfingringo]

Well, the commercial fishing industry standard, at least around here on the NE striper coast is the Dexter Russell Sani-Safe handle.

Yeah, around here too. It is basically just textured plastic but works pretty well when wet and bloody. Much better than non-textured g10 or micarta.

Alex, good thought with the inner tube. I've done it and rubber works quite well for maintaining grip. I was mainly just trying to come up with the best material (grip wise) for adding slab scales to a full tang knife. The bead blasted micarta sounds like it might be an option. I am testing a Spyderco mule right now with the textured Halpern g10 scales and they are working pretty well when slick. Not quite as good as textured frn/plastic but much better than regular g10.

 

[Danke42]

I think you should try a piece of bicycle inner tube that fits tightly over whatever handle material you are using. It can be a pain the butt to slide over the handle but you want it fairly tight. It works well for me on my choppers and machetes to keep them from sliding out of my sweat soaked hands in the summertime which is most of the year in south Florida. Most bike shops will just give away the old or flat ones after they replace them and most keep a stack of them around to give away to anyone who asks. They also come in several diameters for you to experiment with and one tube will provide for lost of handles.

Use a can of duster gas or (gently) and air hose from a compressor. It'll float the rubber onto the handle and not leave any residue behind (like if you used hairspray or even alcohol.