What materials did you try? Do you have a laser? I was thinking of sandwiching some .060” orange or maybe white Kydex under this brown micarta, but that’d just be a one-off thing, relying on hand-finishing to look right. Laminate, *then* sand-to-fit. But maybe it’s too textured. I don’t know. Some of these custom scales are really inspiring. I’m getting really jazzed to hit our local exotic wood store and pick something up.
Wrap your hand around that knife and get your index finger into that choil It’s so comfortable without that ramp jabbing your palm. Do it knoetz DO IT!!!!!!Please don't put deramped pictures in my head.... The look is growing on me
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does that “light” choil inspire confidence or do you put your forefinger in gingerly?
I nicked myself a couple of times at first. I ended up tapering the edge ever so slightly to the choil. The skin on my index finger just kinda fills that taper and I get a good purchase in the choil. No more micro cuts. The seven is my constant companion when I’m hiking I absolutely love that knife with the choil. The 9 not so much. It just doesn’t feels balanced/natural. Ah... it’s hard to explain. I don’t give the seven much thought when I use the choil. Muscle memory I guess.Ughh…
So hard to say.
I actually like choils on smaller knives but have found I don’t like them so much on larger knives.
I’d like to see what a choil feels like on the Niner, but I’m not about to start grindin’ to find out!
Lol... It's growing but I'm not ready to take my 7 to the workbench yet
Jonny PM me your address. You can beat the snot out of mine for a few months.Ughh…
So hard to say.
I actually like choils on smaller knives but have found I don’t like them so much on larger knives.
I’d like to see what a choil feels like on the Niner, but I’m not about to start grindin’ to find out!
Promo 4s and a Patrol
Holy Mosses
So Tanker sent me his chioled ‘9er. I can totally see the the sharp area that he tapered and it works. Without that easy transition it wouldn’t work. I wasn’t sure how how I’d like a choiled BK-9, but after handling it for a few days I’d have to say I kinda like it.
I’m glad it’s growing on ya. The one thing I didn’t do on the 9 was to round the spine were your hand wraps over the blade. I did this on my 7 and it really feels more comfortable.
