Another Knife Project

Recently I have stumbled upon skeleton knives.  Specifically the Buck PakLite Skinner Large and the PakLite Capering knife.  I thought the Skinner would make a good knife to butcher the animals with, as well as being an all-around kinfe.  The Capering knife was an Ebay find.

So far I like the knives, though haven't used them much.  One thing I found was the slender feel of the handle.  I thought about using paracord to wrap the handle.  I tried webbing knotted through the end hole.  I eventually Googled and was reminded of PlastiDip.  You know, the synthetic plastic coating used on tool handles.  The local mercantile had some and I thought I'd try it.

Above is the almost finished product.  It has three coats.  I have since added a fourth coat to thicken up the end just a bit more.  I had to cut away some the the plastic sheath liner so the knife would fit, but that seemed like a small price to pay.

The handle now is thicker and provides a better grip.  Can't wait to use it in a "wet" situation.