OT: getting a new handle

[Luopo]

I have a Strider knife with the paracord grip and was wondering if anyone had a good person to suggest who could install some nice wood or micarta grips on it. Thanks!

 

[Rusty]

Don't have a guy in mind to do the work for you..

But if you want food for dreams, go here: Boone Trading Company

Elephant Ivory, Mastadon, Walrus, Oosik, Stellar's Sea Cow, baleen, some stuff once thought to be unicorn horn, on and on etc.

If you don't end up lusting for this stuff you have no sense of adventure in your heart.

 

[Svashtar]

I have a Strider knife with the paracord grip and was wondering if anyone had a good person to suggest who could install some nice wood or micarta grips on it. Thanks!

I know what you mean about the Striders. The paracord grips are OK for a while, but retying them can be a pain. It is a way to keep the cost down. I was looking at a beautiful Dead Metal dagger that also has that style of grip, and would have bought it by now were it not for that.

I hate to state the obvious, but why not try Dan Koster online here? Check out his profile for his contact information. Dan has done some beautiful handles for his own knives, so coming up with a couple of slabs for each side of the Strider should be an easy task for him.

If Dan is too busy, then try I would try J. Neilsen at http://www.mountainhollow.net/. He has many stabilized exotic materials that he could use to make handles for you. He has everything from giraffe to kudu horn to buffalo horn to burls and many exotic hardwoods of various types and knows what he is doing. You would have the most exotic Strider out there! If you do call J., tell him you heard his name from a post on the HI Cantina, OK? I know he will appreciate that.

Regards,

Norm