No love for Resi

You can not stipple Micarta or wood or even G-10 :)

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oh yeah! What cha gonna say bout that Resin now?:eek:

J/K:D

Killer DB:thumbup:
 
broe said:
Resiprene can be made in any color they want to make it in...even a 'clear' type of color (no pigment). I like it for the most part.
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do you have know where i piece of the clear can be had?
 
I like it all. Res C, G10, micarta, wood, bone. Ok, oosik is weird and I agree with General Patton on pearl but pretty much everything else can make nice scales/handles.
 
G10/micarta looks good, much like a supermodel looks good.
But in the end they both just feel too boney and uncomfortable to use and handle.
Res-c rocks!
But occasionally it is nice to mix things up...
 
Rasmus80 said:
G10/micarta looks good, much like a supermodel looks good.
But in the end they both just feel too boney and uncomfortable to use and handle.
Res-c rocks!
But occasionally it is nice to mix things up...
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Ok, Pics or it didn't happen!
 
jspaxton said:
You said it doesn't age well? are there pictures of this? that could make the difference if it ages poorly.
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I said it doesn't age "with dignity", meaning that most other materials develop a beautiful patina over years of use. They age more like Clint Eastwood whereas resi-c has botox built in: you usually don't see it's age at all. It doesn't develop any sort of character.

RUNIT said:
Come on now, the soul is in the steel my man. Handles can be changed out and replaced, the soul is the blade.
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It is well known to mankind that the steel is the backbone of a knife. The soul is in the handle for sure. You can read it up here in post #52: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/982717-No-love-for-Resi/page1

legaleagle said:
A/S you can send that ResC to me if you want to get it out of sight. Nothing better than satin and resC for me
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Trust me I would. But I sold 'em all. I just didn't love them :p

Bigfattyt said:
Resiprine C is the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the pigeon's poop!

Love that stuff. Black, Tan, I don't care, it is comfy, absorbs shock, and, although it looks like rubber tires, I love it.

Course, I also, weirdly enough, love rubber tires. I have a thing for nice tires on a truck or car. Just makes the truck look more capable, and better able to handle anything.
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I share your passion for truck tires. Can't wait to get my new super swampers mounted :D And you seem to genuinely love this stuff on knifes :eek:

David Brown said:
You can not stipple Micarta or wood or even G-10 :)

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I like it :grumpy:


Two things are obvious at this stage:
1. Resi-c lovers are the vast majority
2. In this case the minority is right :p :D
 
David Brown said:
You can not stipple Micarta or wood or even G-10 :)
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Of course you can -- use a Dremel, not soldering iron. I may have to try a Dremel on Res-C and see how it reacts. Given its relative solidity, I suspect it'll work okay. Keep the tool moving to avoid melting, which isn't always a bad thing, as your exquisite schizzle-stipple shows. :cool: :thumbup:

Then there is this:
http://www.getgrip.com/main/overview/Textures.html
 
I like a mix. Generally g10 if I can get it, because it's properties are ideal for a knife handle as long as extreme shock isn't a concern.

In regards to loving something for it's practicality: I absolutely love things of extreme practicality. I love my mora 612 mod because it has paired back everything that's unnecessary in a knife, it's compact, slim, pocketable, amazing. I love my carhartt rain jacket with it's fancy technology and it's grey/black duotone. I love tiny toyota trucks, even though they can't carry as heavy a load as a 1 ton or as man people as an extended cab: they are supremely practical for individual use.

G10 doesn't age with dignity: it doesn't age at all. It's stable in dimentions and color. What you get when you but it is exactly what you get in 50 years of use.
 
Yeah, you said it when you quoted that its not like something you would covet as much as G10 or Micarta in the looks department, but the more I use mine the more I LOVE IT! For function. I can use it without worrying about scratching or dropping it, etc. Just a great functional handle material. Do you own any Al Sheik? I was kind of pessimistic too and had the same thoughts until I tried my first one, now I'm sold on it!
 
Trident777 said:
Yeah, you said it when you quoted that its not like something you would covet as much as G10 or Micarta in the looks department, but the more I use mine the more I LOVE IT! For function. I can use it without worrying about scratching or dropping it, etc. Just a great functional handle material. Do you own any Al Sheik? I was kind of pessimistic too and had the same thoughts until I tried my first one, now I'm sold on it!
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Oh yeah. I owned two rubber-powered B-11. Great knife. No love.

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aaaa_cccc said:
I'm curious why G10's properties are ideal for a knife handle..... can you explain?
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G10 is fiberglass sheets laminated together with epoxy. It has near zero water absorption which allows it to take on little to no sweat or oil from the hand, including blood, dirt and chemicals. This quality also aids in being more bacteriostatic than things like canvas micarta since it's surface is less porous. It's also electrically insular. Because it's epoxy reinforced fiberglass sheets it has excellent tensile strength as well as chip resistance. All this and it has excellent fabrication properties - it's highly machinable and takes a sand paper grit readily (high polish or 100 grit). Fr-4 or g11 is better, but less readily available.fr-4 uses bromine and g11 uses melamine to create a self extinguishing property. (I think thats correct... i will cede to anyone who has a link to each composition).

All of these properties make for an excellent knife handle material. You get something that won't take up bacteria over time because it doesn't soak up oil or water. It also won't change over time because it's chemically resistant to mild acids and salts (produced by the skin) and fiberglass/epoxy doesn't shrink with changes in humidity or (normal) ambient temperature. Because it's so geometry doesn't change over time and it's abrasion/chip resistant (compared to other materials like wood) you can machine delicate textures and forms into it that will last with time and use. You won't find the handle shrinking or creating gaps between it and the tang of your knife.

The one major problem it has is the same as most man made materials besides rubber, it has low shock absorption. If you intend to really bash things with it the balance of the knife has to be right and ideally have low shock resonance. If it's not, it's gonna feel like your hitting the tree with a crowbar.
 
I think you started some s-it Al. I'm with ya, but our numbers are low... These res-c lovers are fanatical and shifty eyed... watch em.
 
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