How to make wood handle knife tacky?

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JAYLUPARK

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Any suggestion on making wood handle knife more tacky,grippy,sticky? image.jpg

New fiddleback ladyfinger great handle shape but way to slippery. Thanks jay
 
You could add a new layer of finish, let it harden well, and scuff it slightly.
Or add a wrap of tape.
Or remove the beautiful wood handles, set them aside for safekeeping, and have some synthetic handles made. G10 or rag micarta maybe.
 
JAYLUPARK said:
Thanks guys. Wugod just boil it and apply hot?
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It comes pre-boiled.
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Buy orders of French toast dipping sticks for a group of friends. Then pass around the knife. :eek:
 
Nitro cellulose lacquer will be tacky. The only downside is that the finish continues to shrink as the solvents in it evaporate. As such years down the line the finish will crack and chip. The good news is the stuff melts into itself so you can respray it and it will melt into the previous layers. It never really plasticizes like poly which once that stuff is on its on for good.
 
How to make it tacky? Cover it in skulls and painted-on dripping blood over a nice lime-green-and-burnt-orange color scheme with a faux-fur lanyard and a YOLO lanyard bead with "Turbo" etched on the blade.

Ohhhh, you meant the other tacky...
 
Consider the possibility that if you make a knife handle "sticky", that things other than your hand might stick to it. Like dirt and lint.

I wrap my non-rubber knife handles with strips of bicycle innertube. It provides a great grip, but without crud sticking to it. It's easy to remove if necessary. And it's inexpensive and several wraps can be cut from a single tube. It may not be pretty, but the knife I carry is a user, I don't carry it to make a fashion statement.

Getting the end tucked under the previous wraps is a little tricky at first, but once you figure it out it's easy.

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Yalius said:
How to make it tacky? Cover it in skulls and painted-on dripping blood over a nice lime-green-and-burnt-orange color scheme with a faux-fur lanyard and a YOLO lanyard bead with "Turbo" etched on the blade.

Ohhhh, you meant the other tacky...
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:D:thumbup:

OP, they make clear skateboard grip tape nowadays. It'd probably be way too aggressive in texture as is, but you could smooth it down a bit with another abrasive. It would allow the wood grain to show through fairly well too.
 
Isn't 'tacky' what causes blisters?

I certainly find that the handle shape is what helps with grip and in my usage if a handle feel grippy initially I have issues with prolonged use - smooth handles avoid that for me.

This is perhaps different if you intent to use the knife for skinning but isn't it a little big for that?

Of course, YMMV...

Ben
 
JAYLUPARK said:
Any suggestion on making wood handle knife more tacky,grippy,sticky?

New fiddleback ladyfinger great handle shape but way to slippery. Thanks jay
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What's the current finish? It seems a shame to cover up that wood. If it's currently got a lacquer or other impermeable finish then I'd be inclined to remove that back to bare wood, then treat with Tung oil. Compared to Linseed this doesn't darken or yellow the wood so much, and gives a less glossy finish. Tung oil is also food safe, whereas boiled Linseed oil is poisonous (or rather the drier added to BLO is).
 
Stir in a small amount of silicon carbide grit, pumice etc into some clear polyurethane. Season to taste, apply to the wood.
 
You can make a non-slip varnish surface by sprinking the wet varnish with sugar, then washing the sugar off once the varnish has hardened.
 
How about a little bit of Tennis racket grip tape in the middle? Comes in 200 different colors nowadays
 
killgar said:
Consider the possibility that if you make a knife handle "sticky", that things other than your hand might stick to it. Like dirt and lint.

I wrap my non-rubber knife handles with strips of bicycle innertube. It provides a great grip, but without crud sticking to it. It's easy to remove if necessary. And it's inexpensive and several wraps can be cut from a single tube. It may not be pretty, but the knife I carry is a user, I don't carry it to make a fashion statement.

Getting the end tucked under the previous wraps is a little tricky at first, but once you figure it out it's easy.

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This is a great recommendation. I use a different product to achieve the same result. I use the Scotch 23 rubber splicing tape. Make sure it's the 23, NOT the 22 or 33.

The 23 is not a traditional "tape" with sticky goo on one side, it's a rubber product that adheres to it's self. In fact, there is a plastic strip on one side of the "tape" that prevents it from sealing to it's self while on the roll. When you unroll it, simply peel off the plastic from the one side (kinda like using a band aid in roll form) and then it sticks to it's self.

It's also extremely stretchy. I don't remember the precise amount of stretch but it's at least 200%. I want to say 600-800% but I don't want to make some sensational claim. It stretches "a whole bunch", and it's easier to tuck under when you are done wrapping. I've never used it for knives, it's my one and only method of attaching a flashlight remote switch to a vertical foregrip on an AR. If you can't find any, PM me and I'll send you a roll for evaluation.
 
Iquified beeswax is good. Make sure ur handle is down to bare wood & rub it into the handle a few times. I used a buffing wheel after the final coat is applied. Keeps handle waterproof & keeps a nice finish that's easily reapplied.
 
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