Rehandling recommendations?

[KarlSG]

So I just ordered a Condor Barong and while I love the blade I intended to replace the slick poly handle which I am not a fan of. Not being a knifemaker but having some basic crafting skills I wondered what some of the simpler options might be?

Following amazon link shows another guys barong tang pics with handle removed about half way down the reviews list.

https://www.amazon.com/Condor-Barong-Machete-14-Inch-Leather/dp/B003D9MOJ0

Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Not selling on Amazon.
Moved to Maintenance etc.

 

[KarlSG]

Not selling on Amazon.
Moved to Maintenance etc.

I'm not even sure what your reply means. I quoted the link since one of the reviewers has pics of a barong with the handle off, the only one I could find on the internet, and there is no direct link to the pics.

At least construct a full sentence with some verbs and phrases in the explanation so I can understand what has occurred.

 

[bucketstove]

...Thanks for any suggestions!

Hi,
if slick is the only problem, tape it up?

If making your own A Check-List for Handle Design

another hint, Alt+Tools -> "Page Info" then "Media" tab
and

 

[onenotsaved]

So I just ordered a Condor Barong and while I love the blade I intended to replace the slick poly handle which I am not a fan of. Not being a knifemaker but having some basic crafting skills I wondered what some of the simpler options might be?

Following amazon link shows another guys barong tang pics with handle removed about half way down the reviews list.

https://www.amazon.com/Condor-Barong-Machete-14-Inch-Leather/dp/B003D9MOJ0

Thanks for any suggestions!

Same here. Absolutely loved their barong but hated the handle. I don't do plastic handles in general.
I've actually had two of 'em at two different times. Wound up selling them since they weren't being used because I was lazy and never got around to working on the handles.

Anywho, I agree with bucketstove: if it's just an issue with slickness, then a cordage or tape wrap of some kind is probably what you want.
I thought the handle was too round as well, so I had planned on trimming/filing/sanding down the sides of the handle to help with twisting it hand (I was going for a more typical machete handle - just thicker), and then applying a tennis racket tape wrap.
My current plan is to pick one up again one day and remove the handle entirely, strip the black coating, shape the tang if I need to, and make and install a wooden handle.

Hope that helps!