Izula Custom Scales Question

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ShamusAiello

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Howdy y'all, been lurking for a while but this is my first thread. Wanted to solicit advice on a thought that I have had. I live in Rhode Island and the knife laws prohibit carrying anything over 3 inches concealed. The catch is that by definition of the law, They measure from the handle, not the cutting edge: "three (3) inches in length measuring from the end of the handle where the blade is attached to the end of the blade."

Now I would like to use an Izula as my EDC so I have been thinking about making some custom scales that extend almost all the way to the cutting edge to keep within the letter of the law. Has anyone seen this done or have any thoughts on the way to design this, any thoughts would help :)

Thanks!
 
I can't help with custom scales but the Knife Connection sells scales for the Izula. I've got a set and if I recall the blade is less than three inches with the scales. I can't measure right now as the knife is elsewhere.
 
I've made handles like this for the similar Becker BK-24. You'll need micarta scales of the same or slightly greater thickness than the stock ones (USAKnifemaker), a saw, a drill, file, sandpaper, a countersink bit and a small piece of plastic, wood or kydex that goes in the handle to keep the hardware centered. I used kydex and cut it with EMT shears until it fit precisely in the holes.

When you have the micarta and insert cut to the right shape, clamp it all together and drill your two holes to the exact diameter of the standoffs, then remove the scales and countersink just enough for the screws to go flush. If you are keeping the paint on the blade you'll have to keep assembling/disassembling as you file and sand if you want a really precise fit. If you are going to strip the paint and patina, just sand the micarta edges down to the steel. Of course, the front edge of the scales you'll finish off the blade.

With a 2.63" blade, it shouldn't be hard to make scales long enough to keep less than 3" exposed. I would imagine that a scale that ended just under the "IZULA II" label would do it.

This isn't too hard. Take your time and work carefully and you'll have it done in an afternoon. You can get a finish very similar to sandblast by simply finish sanding with 60 grit.


Really, the hard part is that you're going to need a new sheath when you get done because the longer scales will overlap the stock sheath.
 
The Izula rocks - love that little guy. Check out BHQ for some options - they have the green micarta (what I'm currently using) along with some other options too.
 
Thanks for the input gents! I had not thought of the sheath...sounds like a good opportunity to learn how to work with kydex :)
 
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