question about wood scales for a folder

fast14riot

fast14riot

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Hey guys I have been doing a series of mods to my kershaw skyline linerlock, and am now considering replacing the scales with some nice wood. Would the scale on the non-lock side need to be backed with some sort of liner to make it stiff enough? Or is there a certain wood strong enough to be used without a liner?

For those of you that may be interested in the mods I have been doing you can check them out here:

#1 pocket clip

#2 back spacers

#3 pocket clip


Any help would be appreciated.

-Xander
 
Man,Lots of work for a $10.00 knife.Looks like something i would do! :DYour scale would need to be thin,so i would go for a dense wood that has also been stabilized.I dont think a liner would be needed.Something dyed or double dyed and heavy burled would be my choice.:thumbup:
 
I would use a liner on the non lock side,some .030 SS should be plenty strong.And stabilized wood for sure.
Stan
 
Thanx guys, I was planning on stabilized wood for sure, just have to wait for something to catch my eye. So, should I use a liner or not? 1 yes, and 1 no. Hmm, you two arm wrestle and let me know who wins...

Seals- yeah I thought this knife would be the perfect platform for modding. Cheap, simple construction, well balanced, and easy to work on. I have been having all kinds of fun tinkering with it.


Thanx
-Xander
 
I put wood scales on a Kershaw Chill, which has liners on both sides. I used some ipe flooring scrap. The wood scales are thicker than the original G10 ones so it feels better in my hand, I didn't remount the clip. I also did a similar handle replacement on a Tenacious (bamboo flooring).

Fun and relatively simple modification to do. Have fun.

Ric
 
Thanx Stan. I guess you won the arm wrestling match! Now where do I find a small quantity of SS in that thickness? I may be open to other materials as I don't have a metal bandsaw and will be using a hack saw. Also I would like it to be able to take jeweling well and not have it get all washed out. I've never done jeweling on SS do you think it would work? Maybe Ti?


-Xander
 
If you want a small piece PM or e-mail me yur address and I'll mail you some,also need mesurement of how big a piece you need.Don't know about the jeweling,I have not tried it on the SS.
Stan
 
SBuzek said:
If you want a small piece PM or e-mail me yur address and I'll mail you some,also need mesurement of how big a piece you need.Don't know about the jeweling,I have not tried it on the SS.
Stan
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Way cool of you Stan! 4.5" x 1.25" should do the trick. Email coming your way.

Stan's da man!


-Xander
 
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