Recommendation? Options for getting a set of G10 scales textured

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maximus83

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What are the best options for getting a set of G10 handle scales textured?

I have a nice knife with a quality set of G10, they're even 'hour-glassed' and sculpted nicely, but they're a little slick. What I'd like is to simply make them more 'grippy' without having to resort to things like grip tape. Not sure if there's anyone here in the forums that does 'stippling' jobs on G10, the way that you can do yourself or some guys do professional on handgun grips.
 
Buy a $15 vibrating engraving pen and stipple them yourself.
Wear a mask while you are doing it.
 
Good suggestion. Any tips I should be aware of, a thread here or a tutorial, ideas for a first-timer in stippling your grips?
 
To add to Bills advice about wearing a mask, I'd also advise do any grinding/sanding of G10 outside. I know I don't want G10 dust in my shop or home. A mask prevents you from inhaling dust, but it doesn't prevent the dust from circulating around in the air inside an enclosed room or settling on the floor/furniture/tools/etc where it can then be blown back up into the air by a fan or a breeze blowing through.

I know the stuff isn't cyanide, but I still don't want it wafting around indoors. Al least outside it has a chance to blow away.
 
You can also sand/bead blast G-10 to make it grippier:thumbsup:
 
thirds on that advice!
if you have a dremel it is easy to stipple.
If you don't, another alternative would be to draw a pattern on the scales, such as intersecting lines forming large diamonds, and then hand-file in the lines with a small round file.
 
If you go down the bead blast method, make sure you tape off the blade if you want to preserve the original finish. With sone aggressive blast media, you can really get a nice grippy finish on micarta, G10 and carbon fiber.
 
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