What is your opinion on colorful g10/glass fiber rods as knife handle pins?

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They don't seem to be very popular, why?

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Epoxy glass laminate is not a material that handles shear loads well. And I would think there would be shear loads on such pins.

In laminates, the strength comes from the fibers. The resin just keeps the fibers positioned. So they are very good in tension. But not good if the load is not in the direction of the fiber. In that case you are depending on the strength of just the resin. Essentially you would be making the pin from a chunk of epoxy resin.
 
knarfeng said:
Epoxy glass laminate is not a material that handles shear loads well. And I would think there would be shear loads on such pins.

In laminates, the strength comes from the fibers. The resin just keeps the fibers positioned. So they are very good in tension. But not good if the load is not in the direction of the fiber. In that case you are depending on the strength of just the resin. Essentially you would be making the pin from a chunk of epoxy resin.
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Sorry I think the ones I was referring to are not laminates, but pultruded rods. So the fiber runs length-wise
 
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i wouldnt use a neon color pin on a knife unless it matched the handle, if the pin were too colorful it would look like a polka dot and not like a pin.
other than that im sure they would be fine, i dont think ive ever seen a broken pin on a knife except for a harbor-fright machete that had half-plastic half-screw pins.

lucky me i use wood and metal so i dont have to worry about these silly things too much :)
 
Maybe if I start making Clown Knives, Or safety Hi-Viz stuff.
Otherwise, Its just not a masculine color.
 
1/4 inch is a lil thick for me to use. But 1/8 could be kinda cool on maybe a black g10 handle.
 
G10 comes in so many colors, I think it def has a place. Looking forward to seeing more variation. Ordered your sample pack as well, thanky for that.
 
If you can get your hands on some Tiffany blue g10 scales that would be sweet. NO ONE has them. They'd make great kitchen knife handles for the ladies
 
There's a kite supply company called Goodwinds that sells them for pretty cheap, especially when you by their "scraps." I think they're just black and white though. I bout a bunch and am doing a scandi bushcrafter with some white pins/liners and red box elder burl right now. I think the ones I'm using look pretty slick. Iirc they have a bunch of different diameters.

I'd definitely be interested in more colors. It never hurts to have more options with this type of stuff.
 
Make them in black and 1/8" and people will buy them.

Why on earth would you make them the colors in that picture?
 
If one were going to the trouble to use pins, why not use metal pins that are peened into place?
This method has worked for hundreds of years and is much stronger than gluing composite or wooden pins in place.
 
I can see a place for coloured pins if it matched the handle material and you where trying to not show the pins. But then you could just do hidden pins and call it a day. Not sure but I think these micarta and g10 pins are becoming popular because thy sand easy and stay flush with the handle material. Me personally I like steel, brass or copper pins. More recently I'm really coming around to flared tubes as pins.
 
When we sold pultruded fiberglass rod, we asked why knifemakers only bought the rod once. They said the diameter was inconsistent, they got splinters from the rod and the knives with the colored pins were the last to sell.

Chuck
 
I use black and brown rods for handle pins on some kitchen knives and fillet blades. I don't think I would ever use a brightly colored rod.
 
I've used black rod for good effect on some knives with light coloured Micarta. But that's probably as crazy as I would go.
 
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