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I want new hand scales material just to mix things up. Where can I buy them and a sheath for it too. Any help will be appreciated
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Upgrading my delica 4 in fun
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I was looking for a non custom more like a stock retail off the shelf product. The problem is I am not made of money .
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If you aren't made of money, I have bad news: Customizing knives is for people who are made of money.
You'd be lucky to get a set of custom scales for less than the full retail price of a Delica. When you consider time, labor, and materials, it's entirely unlikely you'll be able to get anything but plain G10 scales for less than $70, especially with the milling and the finishing and the...
I imagine there just isn't a big enough market for custom knife handles to support high-volume low-cost aftermarket parts production for production pocket knives. Remember, most people don't even know this whole world of knives even exists, and out of the select few that do, even fewer go for custom parts. We're talking tiny fractions of a tiny fraction of a population. Not much to build a company on, but enough to support individual hobbyists and suppliers.
You'd be lucky to get a set of custom scales for less than the full retail price of a Delica. When you consider time, labor, and materials, it's entirely unlikely you'll be able to get anything but plain G10 scales for less than $70, especially with the milling and the finishing and the...
I imagine there just isn't a big enough market for custom knife handles to support high-volume low-cost aftermarket parts production for production pocket knives. Remember, most people don't even know this whole world of knives even exists, and out of the select few that do, even fewer go for custom parts. We're talking tiny fractions of a tiny fraction of a population. Not much to build a company on, but enough to support individual hobbyists and suppliers.
Yeah, still trying to wrap my head around the $125 spyderco I'm waiting on and the probably $200 worth of stuff I want to have done to it. Either save up, sell the delica and buy a knife with the scale material you want, or just dye it if you just want a cheap change.
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I love the knife it has sentiment quality to me but I am willing to spend money for scales that are what I want. I want to give it a more traditional feel or more grip. I am willing to spend the money on a quality product.