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I got tired of the plastic handle scales that offered no grip so I made some black peel ply G10 scales for it. It took me many more hours than I figured it would but the patience paid off. I used a drill press at my mom and dad's place to drill all the holes and countersink the screw holes. I only drilled the scales for RH tip up carry since it's only for me.
I used a variable speed Dremel to get the handles to a rough shape. I first used the small cut-off wheel on the Dremel to get the G10 down to a decent size. Then I rough shaped the scales within 1/4" of the liners. After that I drilled the holes and made sure everything fit right. Next, I took the Dremel with the sanding drum and I did one side at a time. I screwed the G10 scale to the liners and used the liner as a guide. I sanded the G10 right down to the liner. The liners were dull looking anyway so the sanding drum polished the edge of the liners a little anyway. I did sand and polish the liners before I put everything back together for the final time. A couple of the pics may not have all the screws and standoffs showing as I took the pics at different times. Total time probably was about 4-6 hours. I enjoyed doing it, but it took way too long for my liking. I did have to use longer clip screws but I had some extras from other knives that happened to fit perfectly. I think they were clip screws from a Spyderco Gayle Bradley Folder.
The best part of the entire thing was being able to work with my father using the drill press. He has a 30+ year old Delta drill press and it is waaaay better than the stuff they make today. The press itself stands over 5 feet high and it is made to last. So hanging with dad, shooting the shit, and working on knife stuff was cool. Glad I can still hang with my dad, and I appreciate his help and knowledge. It gave me a lot of respect for what it takes to make scales by hand without any kind of machining.
I used a variable speed Dremel to get the handles to a rough shape. I first used the small cut-off wheel on the Dremel to get the G10 down to a decent size. Then I rough shaped the scales within 1/4" of the liners. After that I drilled the holes and made sure everything fit right. Next, I took the Dremel with the sanding drum and I did one side at a time. I screwed the G10 scale to the liners and used the liner as a guide. I sanded the G10 right down to the liner. The liners were dull looking anyway so the sanding drum polished the edge of the liners a little anyway. I did sand and polish the liners before I put everything back together for the final time. A couple of the pics may not have all the screws and standoffs showing as I took the pics at different times. Total time probably was about 4-6 hours. I enjoyed doing it, but it took way too long for my liking. I did have to use longer clip screws but I had some extras from other knives that happened to fit perfectly. I think they were clip screws from a Spyderco Gayle Bradley Folder.
The best part of the entire thing was being able to work with my father using the drill press. He has a 30+ year old Delta drill press and it is waaaay better than the stuff they make today. The press itself stands over 5 feet high and it is made to last. So hanging with dad, shooting the shit, and working on knife stuff was cool. Glad I can still hang with my dad, and I appreciate his help and knowledge. It gave me a lot of respect for what it takes to make scales by hand without any kind of machining.
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