What purpose do linners serve in a handle?

[Ondalake3]

Fill me in please..

 

[Scaniaman]

You mean liners? For looks, if preferred.
Also they help, when building multi part full tang scales.

 

[scherf68]

They add colors and bring out the tang. Also can hide imperfections when used with dark glue. I use liners on half of my knives, really like outcome with liners. For me, eye pleasing.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

when done vfc well they can be very eye catching and nice to look at.

 

[Ondalake3]

Thanks. im looking at some that glow in the dark Is there a cheaper alternative ?

 

[Skiller1nc]

Cheaper liners? Maybe. The paper liners at pops are pretty cheap. As is 1/16 and 1/8 g10

 

[Hengelo_77]

Glow in the dark looses the glow over the years.

Liners are like racing stripes on a car, they make them go faster!

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

I go back and forth on liners. Sometimes you need them to add thickness to your handle, sometimes they can be used to sort of flatten things out, sometimes they are used to add a little bit of strength to a fragile material, sometimes they are just there for looks! Sometimes I get sick of trying to choose a color combination and just go with no liners and lately I've been pleased with that!

 

[HSC ///]

Add color and thickness if necessary

 

[Horsewright]

I use them a lot on sheephorn handles. Provides some stability but mostly a lot of that material will go translucent when polished. The liners prevent seeing to the tang. Sometimes ya get a hint of color too and sometimes ya get a lot. Hint of green towards the end of the handle:

More green on the other side. This handle material is extremely popular with my customers and ya just never know how its gonna turn out:

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Ahh! Yes.. to hide the tang with translucent material is a big one! Also useful for frame handle construction...

 

[000Robert]

I go back and forth on liners. Sometimes you need them to add thickness to your handle, sometimes they can be used to sort of flatten things out, sometimes they are used to add a little bit of strength to a fragile material, sometimes they are just there for looks! Sometimes I get sick of trying to choose a color combination and just go with no liners and lately I've been pleased with that!

Mix the different colors together and then close your eyes and grab one.

 

[ferider]

I have a couple of fixed blades (CPK, OK&T) with wood handles and CF liners. I'd assume they add mechanical stability and corrosion resistance (tang oil coating not soaked up by the wood?). Not sure though. Wonder what the manufacturers would say ....

 

[000Robert]

I have a couple of fixed blades (CPK, OK&T) with wood handles and CF liners. I'd assume they add mechanical stability and corrosion resistance (tang oil coating not soaked up by the wood?). Not sure though. Wonder what the manufacturers would say ....

I've been using Renaissance wax under the scales of my CPK's. I hope it works out well. I do check them every week or so and I haven't seen any rust yet.

 

[john april]

i always imagined the vulcanized paper liners to be a softer buffer material between the stiff steel and stag / micarta, to soften the effects of humidity, age and temperature dimensional changes.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

i always imagined the vulcanized paper liners to be a softer buffer material between the stiff steel and stag / micarta, to soften the effects of humidity, age and temperature dimensional changes.

This exactly.

Want an amazingly balanced full tang blade? Get yourself a pair of natural kiln dried scales and couple them with vulcanized liners for stability.

 

[Tom Lewis]

Bob Loveless said a liner was like lipstick on a woman.

 

[Dominick Maone]

I love making liners and G-10 pins match. Hard to beat aesthetically I think.

 

[Ondalake3]

Why not leather ?

 

[marchone]

They enable a desired handle thickness as well.