I made my first set of handles, BK14

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dizrack420

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So I made my first set of handles and my bk14 was the recipient. They are made of uhmw plastic from work, and I had our sandblaster give them an aggressive blast for texture. After they were done I dyed them brown. Also had to trim the original sheath to work again, interestingly enough, it fits tighter now.

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Pretty cool. Scales sure make a world of difference on the 14.
 
Well I have larger hands so for me the knife feels 100% better. I had a bk16, gave to my dad for his b-day, felt the handles on the 16 were a little thin for me, my bk2 is just right, so these handles I made feel good for me. By the way, the handle thickness with the knife thickness included is 15/16ths of an inch.
 
those look awesome. is the white one really as white as in the picture? i'm curious on how white it'll look with excessive use. i've been wanting to make some with other materials besides the usual wood.
 
When they were white they got dirty fast, they were filthy just making them, but brake clean cleans them up nice. I wouldn't leave them white that's why I dyed them. I think they just loom better dyed too.
 
Nice work! I really like the finished look.

Did you use a belt sander to shape them or just sandpaper & elbow grease?
 
I used a beltsander to shape them, a diegrinder with sandingdrum to do the choil, then a router with a radius bit to round the edges, and a little elbow grease.
 
Great job on the scales.

Has anyone tried to mod the BK 14/24 stock sheath to fit when this knife fitted with larger scales? Can a hair drier or other heat source soften the sheath to re-conform to larger scales similar to what Kydex can do?

Thanks,
 
I have seen people cut the stock sheath to fit longer scales but don't remember anyone heating and re forming it. Interesting idea if it works.
 
B.Mauser said:
I have seen people cut the stock sheath to fit longer scales but don't remember anyone heating and re forming it. Interesting idea if it works.
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Thermal physical properties for 30% filled nylon.

Heat Deflection Temperature 264 psi. 400 °F
Melting Point (Crystaline Peak) 500 °F

...another site
Heat Deflection Temp at 264 psi 482 °F

From Wikipedia:
Nylon can be used as the matrix material in composite materials, with reinforcing fibers like glass or carbon fiber; such a composite has a higher density than pure nylon. Such thermoplastic composites (25% to 30% glass fiber) are frequently used in car components next to the engine, such as intake manifolds, where the good heat resistance of such materials makes them feasible competitors to metals.

So much for the idea to reform the sheath. :rolleyes:
 
So I found out what uhmw means. Ultra high molecular weight. I assume that's why when i dyed the handles black they ended up brown. This plastic is super tough, I have another piece that is 1/4 inch, think I'll make thinner scales. I'll post pics of those when I get them done.
 
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