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Custom Benchmade Scales

deathofallthings

@DeathGripScales
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NEW Bugout Scales: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/page-24#post-19452507 NEW

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Much of the information at the beginning of this thread is out of date. Sorry about that, I will work on updating it soon. I am still in business though, check out my instagram for the most up to date pictures. https://www.instagram.com/deathgripscales/
12/22/2019


There are a lot more pictures/colors/options than appear in these first posts. Sorry to make you scroll through the entire thread to see all the options, but I can only fit so much in each post. I constantly add pictures to the end of the thread, so take your time and check everything out.


Everything is made to order so there is always a wait time, I do not keep anything in stock. I try to keep it as short as possible, usually less than 4-6 weeks, but I am one man working alone in his free time, so during the busy season it can run a little longer, I'll let you know current wait time before you place an order. Email me if you're interested or have any questions: ryan_m_roberts@hotmail.com

I'm only doing 940, Griptilian, Mini Griptilian, Barrage and Mini Barrage and Bugout scales right now. It takes awhile to program other models because I have very little free time between filling orders for the models I already make. The Doug Ritter RSK MK1-G2 (Basically the Hogue version of the Ritter Griptilian) will be the next model I program but I'm not sure when it will be finished.

Griptilians: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/#post-14531775

940 Family: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/#post-14531793

Mini Barrage: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/#post-14531804


Barrage: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/#post-14531809

Bugout: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/page-24#post-19452507

Backspacer/Liner Options: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/#post-14531819

Inlay/Bolster/Fancy Options: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/custom-benchmade-scales.1268797/#post-14531829

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Griptilian and Mini Griptilians
These are the more basic options for the griptilians. Canvas micarta sets with stainless spool spacers are $90 paypaled and shipped, G10 sets are $95, regular carbon fiber $115. The more exotic carbon fibers range from $130-155. There's are a lot of G10 colors so not all of them are shown here.

Canvas Micarta: Canvas micarta darkens and changes color with age and use as you can see with some of the pictures of the green and red sets (sorry I don't have pictures of brown and black after they've aged, I'll work on getting some)

Olive Drab Green Canvas Micarta
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Brown Canvas Micarta
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Red Canvas Micarta
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Black Canvas Micarta
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Black G10
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Coyote and Black G10
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Olive Drab Green and Black G10
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Coyote G10
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Orange G10
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Earth Brown G10
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Blue G10
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Red G10
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Dark Gray G10
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Blue and Black G10
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Olive Drab Green G10
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Pink G10
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Jade G10
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Carbon Fiber
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Marbled Carbon Fiber
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Shred Carbon Fiber with Copper Flecks
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Lightning Strike Carbon Fiber
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Silver Twill
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Blue and Black Carbon Fiber
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Explorer Style Griptilian/ Mini Griptilian Scales
This is a different style scale I came up with for the mini grip. The idea was to make it more comfortable for larger hands. It's about a quarter inch longer than the regular mini, and with the straight black area for your fingers to lay across instead of the curved end I find it's just enough for me to get my last finger comfortably on the handle. The full size version just came about to match the mini because people liked the way it looked.

(Most of these pictures have inlays, check farther down for information on that)
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940 Family
Here's some of the more basic options for the 940. I do not do full micarta scales for the 940. The knife has very thin scales and doesn't have full length steel liners. I don't think mciarta is strong enough for the job, I like to keep it to G10 or Carbon fiber. G10 sets with stainless spool spacers or milled to fit -1 -2 spacers are $95 paypaled and shipped. Regular carbon fiber sets are $115, silver twill sets are $120. More exotic carbon fibers range from $130-$155. Again there are more G10 colors than what is shown.

Forest Green G10
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Jade G10
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Light Gray G10
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Dark Gray G10
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Blue G10
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Black and Blue G10
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Black and Gray G10
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Orange G10
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Purple G10
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Olive Drab Green G10
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White G10
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Coyote G10
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Toxic Green G10
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Black G10
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Red and Black G10
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Olive Drab Green and Black G10
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Carbon Fiber
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Black and Blue Carbon Fiber
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Marbled Carbon Fiber
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Silver Twill
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Mini Barrage
These are the more basic options for the mini barrage. Prices are a little cheaper with these because it reuses the stock backspacer. Canvas Micarta sets are $85 paypaled and shipped, G10 sets are $90, carbon fiber sets are $110. More exotic material range from $130-$155. Again a lot more materials and colors available than what is shown. Basically I can do all the same things I can do with the griptilian and mini griptilian for the barrage and mini barrage, I'm just really lacking on barrage pictures.

Olive Drab Canvas Micarta
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Black Canvas Micarta
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Purple G10
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Carbon Fiber
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Marbled Carbon Fiber
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Barrage
Finally got to the full size barrage. Obviously very similar to my mini barrage design. One nice thing is unlike the mini, the design of this knife allowed me to make the scales quite a bit thinner than the stock scales. So if you think you'd enjoy a slimmer barrage these are probably for you. Just started making these so not a lot of pictures yet, but I can do all the same stuff I can do with the griptilian/mini griptilian with the Barrage/Mini Barrage.

Gray G10
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Gray G10 with the optional ball mill
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Canvas Micarta
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A look at the contour
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Stock vs Custom thickness
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And a look at the inlay design for these. Marbled CF with Blood Money inlays and a red G10 liner in this case.
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And both together.
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Here's a look at different kinds of spacers I do if you're looking for something besides the stainless spools.


Stainless Spools
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Black Coated Stainless Spools (+$2 per spool)
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Solid spacers instead of spools are usually an extra $20

Green Moonglow
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Blue Moonglow
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G10
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Micarta
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Wood
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Millled to fit stock spools (940-1 in this case)
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I also do G10 and glow spacers for the aluminum 940 models.
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Liner Layers
Liner layers can also be added under most materials for an extra $20.

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Onto the fancier stuff. I do a lot of inlaid and bolstered sets. It will basically just be random pictures of sets I've done from here on out.

Prices on inlaid sets tend to start around $140 and can get up to $200+ depending on the exact materials and options. Here's a few quick prices but there are a ton of other combinations that can be done.
G10 with G10 inlays and stainless spool spacers: $135 paypaled and shipped
G10 with stabilized burl inlays and spools $150
Carbon Fiber with Stabilized burl inlays and spools $165
Matching solid spacers instead of spools add $20
From here on I'm just going to lump all the pictures of different models in together.

CF and Ironwood Burl








G10 and Ironwood
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G10 and Wood/Resin Hybrid material
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Carbon Fiber and Amboyna
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Carbon Fiber Bolster with Dyed Maple Burl back half
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G10 with Carbon Fiber inlays and spacer
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G10 with BWP Whisper inlay
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G10 with G10 Inlays
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G10 with resin wood inlays
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CF Bolster with BloodMoney back half
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G10 with Dyed Elder Burl Inlay
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Cf With Ironwood inlays
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CF and Ironwood
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G10 with CF inlays
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Silver twill Bolster with Peel ply back half.









CF and BloodMoney
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Jade G10, black Ctek, moonglow spacer
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White G10 with Custom Ctek
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White G10 with Carbon Fiber inlays
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Marbled CF with MOP inlay and aquamarine liners
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Silver twill with purple Ctek inlays
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CF with BWP inlays
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G10 with Koa inlays
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G10 With Ctek Inlays
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White G10 with orange liners and pivot collar
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Brown G10 with Black Ctek inlays
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Black G10 with Micarta inlays
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G10 with Ctek Inlay
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Micarta with amboyna inlays
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CF with OD green pivot collar and liners
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CF bolster with dyed wood
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Another G10 and cocobolo


And a third





Ivory Paper micarta and ironwood.




CF and Mammoth Ivory. Once again, ivory is hard to photograph, can't really see the grain.


CF and Snakewood


Carbon fiber and amboyna burl.

 
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Black G10 with Stabilized Amboyna burl.


Carbon Fiber and a different cut of amboyna burl. I made these for Doug Ritter himself.



And a group shot.


My own personal large grip... no you can't have it.




Here's another mini inlay set.




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Burl CF with FadeX Inlays
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(With CF and blue Ctek)
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CF and Lava Kirinite
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Gray G10 with Blue G10 inlays and liners
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Polished Canvas micarta with shreded CF with copper inlays
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White G10 with FadeOne inlays
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White G10 with Carbon Fiber inlays
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Good old fashion CF and Mammoth Ivory
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Here's some flat sided versions of the griptilians:

Black Peel Ply G10




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Carbon Fiber
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OD Canvas Micarta
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Silver Twill with orange liners
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Black Peel ply with forest green liners
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Black Canvas bolster with black ctek
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Shred CF with copper and Dyed redwood burl
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Purple G10 with "Intense" Inlays
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Orange G10 with Hummingbird inlay
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Real elephant ivory 940. Don't ask me to make these for you, I won't. These were for a friend who does scrimshaw and he supplied the ivory. These are only a display piece, ivory is not strong enough for a 940 user.




CF and Amboyna Burl.

 
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I can also do inlays that aren't wood. Here's some silver twill.





Here's carbon Fiber and silver twill.


A little Ctek and carbon fiber.









CF and Blue Ctek Mini for the first time.




White G10 and Red Ctek



 
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There's not a lot of options for the 940 because of how thin and small it is, with the half liners. Really limited to G10 and carbon fiber. So why not both.



 
Some brightly colored stuff.




Some black G10 with OD Green G10 and matching spacer. I really like this set.






Carbon fiber with interlocked silver twill and blue twill ring inlays. This is a unique set I did for a wedding gift.









 
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