SO this is MY FIRST post on this website/forum so here it goes . . . I have a SEAL SOG knife I purchased from the Fort Hood PX back in 2001 (right after 9/11 I didn't want to use an Army issued Bayonet when we went to Iraq) and have recently gotten into Pig hunting and want to start using this knife as my go-to hunting knife. I had a Professional Knife Maker/sharpener take the serrations out and put an extra edge opposite of the main blade (to give it a K-bar like look and feel). I really want to get rid of the hard plastic handle and put either a Micarta or carbon fiber handle with a solide steel pommel.
My question(s) are:
1) is there a factory produced handle that is available or should I look to build my own?
2) I want the handle to be thiner and with a better texture than the current hard plastic, so what do people recomend?
3) the ROckwell hardness factor is 55-56 . . . I want it higher. The steel AUS-6, so should I try to use cyanide or possibly just use heat?cold treatment?
4) Making a leather Sheath for it, would it be best to do the handle in TWO compnents, a guard and handle or just in one piece? I want to be able to carry the knife scout style, in the small of my back, so what is the best way to do this?
My question(s) are:
1) is there a factory produced handle that is available or should I look to build my own?
2) I want the handle to be thiner and with a better texture than the current hard plastic, so what do people recomend?
3) the ROckwell hardness factor is 55-56 . . . I want it higher. The steel AUS-6, so should I try to use cyanide or possibly just use heat?cold treatment?
4) Making a leather Sheath for it, would it be best to do the handle in TWO compnents, a guard and handle or just in one piece? I want to be able to carry the knife scout style, in the small of my back, so what is the best way to do this?
