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Wet/greasy grip enhancement?

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Recently I have been toying with the idea of modifying the delrin scales on my Buck 301 to be better suited for reduced traction environments. Fishing, working around oil or grease or even cold and wet environments where grip and dexterity is lessened.

A very easy modification I have seen on plastic framed handguns, for example, is roughing the surface with something like a soldering gun, as pictured below.

Show me knives, fixed or folding, past or present, that have been modified for these less than ideal environments! I often find it fascinating how people modify their tooling to make them better suited for their uses. Have any of you done this before?

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Ive thought about it on a few of my handguns but I have never thought about it on my knives.
 
It's a 1911. You see those two screws in the middle of the grip panel? Loosen them and the panel comes right off. Replace the smooth wood with textured synthetics. VZ Grips makes some good ones.

;)
 
It's a 1911. You see those two screws in the middle of the grip panel? Loosen them and the panel comes right off. Replace the smooth wood with textured synthetics. VZ Grips makes some good ones.

;)

:D The one I was thinking of was my S&M Shield. My 1911 already has textured wood ;)

Sorry mods .. no more gun talk
 
Moving to Maintenance and Tinkering.
 
Stippling works but it's kind of permanent. I'd suggest trying grip tape; I bought a roll of it and have used it on many knives on the clips as well as on the knives themselves. Easy to cut to shape and remove with little residue.

For example: (a small square on the front, one strip on the back of my benchmade 530, plus some on the clip)

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I find it works very well for a bit of extra traction. :thumbup:
 
Not a bad idea. Do you find it tears up the pocket though?

Stipling would be permanent, yes, but it would be a dedicated working knife.
 
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