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I have a SOG Seal Pup with zytel handles that are in really bad shape can i remove the rest and replace them. Has anybody else done this before and i am open to ideas.
 
I would just get a new one. I just picked up a blister pack Seal Pup with a nylon sheath for $24.99 today.
 
iori125883 said:
I have a SOG Seal Pup with zytel handles that are in really bad shape can i remove the rest and replace them. Has anybody else done this before and i am open to ideas.
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What happened to the handle that they are in a bad shape?

The zytel on the SOG Seal knife is pretty hard.
Batoning?
 
If the zytel handle simply cracked and crumbled on their own you can be certain that SOG will cover that under their lifetime warranty.I do know that SOG can provide a replacement handle for some models but you have to call them and request it as they need to check availability. Of course this applies only to current production models.

"What happened to the handle that they are in a bad shape? The zytel on the SOG Seal knife is pretty hard. Batoning?"

...Owwwwww. Hurts just reading this.
 
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KenHash said:
If the zytel handle simply cracked and crumbled on their own you can be certain that SOG will cover that under their lifetime warranty.I do know that SOG can provide a replacement handle for some models but you have to call them and request it as they need to check availability. Of course this applies only to current production models.

"What happened to the handle that they are in a bad shape? The zytel on the SOG Seal knife is pretty hard. Batoning?"

...Owwwwww. Hurts just reading this.
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Hurts?
How nice.

Many knife handles have been destroyed by over enthousiastic batoning. Not?
Handle slabs can easily be beaten off the tang.And it happens.
Enough people are totally against the batoning fashion , which is so popular these days.Tha harder they can hit the knife the more fun it is it seems.
You can't watch a knife video or in it is shown guys splitting wood hitting their knives hard as if that shows what a great knife it is.
But the zytel on the SOG Pup is pretty tough stuff, so it would be relatively hard to destroy it.

But a replacement handle for the SOG Pup?
I think a new knife would be a better option if there's a defect .
 
"Hurts?
How nice.
Many knife handles have been destroyed by over enthousiastic batoning. Not?
Handle slabs can easily be beaten off the tang. And it happens."

You should try to develop a sense of humor. The notion of a knife HANDLE getting wrecked
by batoning is pretty funny.
 
KenHash said:
"Hurts?
How nice.
Many knife handles have been destroyed by over enthousiastic batoning. Not?
Handle slabs can easily be beaten off the tang. And it happens."

You should try to develop a sense of humor. The notion of a knife HANDLE getting wrecked
by batoning is pretty funny.
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When something is funny I will laugh.
:cool:

Anyway, it is obvious I don't get your point.
So..what's so funny about that.
 
Fine.
The Seal Pup does not have scales. It also has a 3/4 tang. The only way anyone is going to damage or destroy the zytel handle on a Seal Pup, without damaging or destroying the rest of the knife first by batoning, is by batoning the handle itself, instead of the blade spine. I found that notion to be funny, You didn't. No problem.
 
Yes I know all these specs of the Seal Pup.
I have had several of them, the Elite version, plus the Seal 2000 and the Seal Team.
So I'm pretty familiar with these knives.

But what you said.
Batoning the handle itself, I have seen that on YouTube on several occasions.
People pick thick logs where the blade tip hardly sticks out of.
Then they start whacking away at the tip and yes , also the handle .
If it is funny or not is as you say not of really importance.
Humor is a very personal thing I found out when I was a kid.

Still the handles of these knives are pretty tough.
You gotta be quite hard on them to destroy the zytel.
That's what I think(though anything can be broken).
And that's why I'm really interested in the cause of this destruction of the handle.
 
I don't get excited about batoning to start with since there's a tool called a hatchet/axe to do that.
But I appreciate that batoning the living daylights out of knives has become the trend on youtube
and in all fairness it does provide a destruction test. But batoning the handle sounds like sheer idiocy to
me since either one is going to hurt themselves, and/or rotate the tip upwards, and if the knife is not deep
down it can fly out towards the "batonner". So yes, I find the notion of batoning a handle ridiculous.
Leaving that aside I also have a Seki Pup, Pup Elite and Seal2000 so I'm familiar with those handles as well.
I agree that it would take a serious effort to damage these handles. However I have seen Seal2000s with surface abrasions and cuts so perhaps that's the level of damage the OP is talking about. A photo of the damaged handle would really be helpful. In contrast to the Zytel handles, I have seen a number of the softer
"Kraton" like handles on the Tech/Tech1/Tech2 that had damage, cavitation (ie; holes) and even parts missing, But that of course is a much softer material.
 
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iori125883 said:
Overtime from use they cracked and dried out started to crumble.
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Maybe the use of the word crumble is an exaggeration. Zytel is never going to "crumble" in anyone's lifetime. It may get "buggered" up from rolling around on gravel but drying up and crumbling like a donut, nah, ain't buying it. :)
 
Ok Ken, I understand what you are saying.
I agree on all that.
The hatchet/axe is the right tool for splitting wood.
And they aren't as heavy as many fans of large knives like people to believe.
They are often in the same weight category.

And yes,batoning is a way of showing the toughness of a knife. But so was Noss destruction test.
Nothing wrong with that.It is even entertaining to me.
All that aside. I carry folding knives on a daily basis with a max, of 3 inch blade length.
And as light as possible. Those little knives take care of anything I want in the city where I live.
In the woods something bigger would work better. Though I have read many accounts of experienced guys and never needed to baton wood to make fires.
It all depends on the person it seems.
Know how goes a long way.
I admire people who can do all with just a Mora.
Not talking about building log cabins(ofcourse).
But understand the want of people to use big blades.

Yes zytel can be scratched and made ugly depending on what's happening to it.
Kraton is , on large knives, even easier damaged(one can easily cut kraton with the finger nail).
I would like to see more companies make the handle Mora and Hultafors makes(companion+Hultafors HVK GH), polypropylene around the tang pommel and guard, and a rubberlike material only where the hand rests.The tang is fixed in tough material,the hand has grippy material to hold.
And again, I do understand that people dislike rubberlike grips on large knives ,they find them abrasive.
So , it is like often , to each their own preference.
 
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No I dont use the knife for batoning it was used for hunting and and fishing yes crumble maybe the incorrect word to use. This knife was left in my cabin throu the changing seasons and has been used for many years. The handles are cracked and have some areas where the zytel is really worn down that is why I want to rehandle the knife. Yes it has been cleaned with alcohol a few times and one time coated in gasoline from a leaking gas can.
 
Mmm interesting.
Sounds like it has really been worn down till the point of ugliness.
Maybe still usefull, but the looks hurt the eye.

A pic would be really nice , if it is possible, if you still got the knife..
 
Yes a photo would be greatly appreciated. And, if the damage can not be directly attributed
to "abuse", SOG "may" replace it for you. If not, I am certain they could offer you a replacement
handle.
 
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