Uranium in the pocket.

[LX_Emergency]

Finished this one a little while ago and it is with it's new owner by now. But the handle material is just so cool that I thought I'd share some pics and video here as well.

The steel is my favourite Niolox. This one was hardened to 61.5 hrc with Cryo.

The handle material is called Uranium by a company called Raffir. They do a lot of cool stuff with composites and stabilising. And this stuff is some high tech futuristic looking stuff.

The standard color (which can be seen in the video) is white-ish translucent. It'll seem a bit red in the video but that's because of the red G10 liners underneath it.

There's Aluminum shavings throughout the material.

Then when you take it outside (like in the photo's) it reacts to the UV and turns blue. Giving it a completely different look.

Then after it's spent some time in the sun (or other light) and you take it back indoors...or into the dark. You'll see that it has some very cool Glow-in-the-Dark properties.

Anyway, enough rambling. Enjoy the imagery and the grating sound of my voice.

 

[Lapedog]

Awesome. Love that handle!

 

[LX_Emergency]

So not a lot of fans of this stuff then? I mean other than me and Lapedog?

That's cool different strokes for different folks.

 

[Murray White]

would love to see this material on a dagger or a Bowie. Very kewl to have and to show.

 

[FOG2]

I like it a lot! Overall it is a great looking and useful design. I love the handle and especialy the aluminum shavings in it. I have done the same with brass shavings and dust. It is way cool in my book.

 

[dannyp]

So not a lot of fans of this stuff then? I mean other than me and Lapedog?

That's cool different strokes for different folks.

It may have something to do with you posting it right before BLADE. With so many members traveling and busy with the show, the forum seemed less active than normal over the weekend.

This is some of the coolest glow in the dark handle material I've seen yet. The shavings give it a lot more visual depth than the other more commonly seen options, even when it isn't charged. I think it would be nice on a belt knife where it will be more likely to get charged and be seen than in the pocket. I do like the design of the knife also. It has clean, simple lines and it looks to be a handy size for everyday tasks. Combine that with the interesting scales, and I can see why you wanted to keep it.

 

[LX_Emergency]

It may have something to do with you posting it right before BLADE. With so many members traveling and busy with the show, the forum seemed less active than normal over the weekend.

This is some of the coolest glow in the dark handle material I've seen yet. The shavings give it a lot more visual depth than the other more commonly seen options, even when it isn't charged. I think it would be nice on a belt knife where it will be more likely to get charged and be seen than in the pocket. I do like the design of the knife also. It has clean, simple lines and it looks to be a handy size for everyday tasks. Combine that with the interesting scales, and I can see why you wanted to keep it.

Ah, good point. Probably true. And yeah I'm considering making myself another one like it. I also got a block of their latest material which is normally black and turns green in sunlight. Not sure what I'll be doing with it yet though.

Also, thank you for the feedback.

would love to see this material on a dagger or a Bowie. Very kewl to have and to show.

Hmm, I have a block of the new stuff that might work for a bowie....I'll have to consider.

 

[T.K.C.]

That is wicked cool!! I LOVE that handle material and the knife.