How To Make Glow in the Dark Knife Handle

[@davidbruceclark]

What an amazing idea. I've made knives from scratch, replaced handles on old knives and modified others. But this idea is awesome!

[@froochie123]

your English is better than people that grew up here. Keep up the great work.

[@mermaniel]

you amaze me! lol. every time i look up a knife related tutorial, Gavko's done it! lol thanks!

[@ChinookOutdoors]

That almost looks as cool as jade G-10! Great tutorial Gav!

[@GlennBrockett]

Nicely done, I use the Glow Inc stuff as well but have not tried to cast a handle with it yet.

[@mermaniel]

Well thanks again! Ive learned doing kydex sheaths because of you, Ive etched acid etched a spyderco police and much more! Also, your knifes are amazing. I especially like your EDCs! One day I hope to be able to male my own knifes. I also thibk you seem to be a real stand up guy! :)

[@snowsniper8]

i was hoping you would do one of these videos!! thanks a lot! ill have to try this!!

[@KevinGoss]

Love your video's my friend. I've used wax and or clay to create the bearer to reduce epoxy clean up on the blades. Take care.

[@thetopicala]

This is so nice tip. Thanks for uploading.

[@jacksondoughty]

That was awesome! Thanks for the depth!

[@blackeagle2314]

You should try some Balsa wood barrier for where the tang meets the blade. It would probably leave a cleaner line :)

[@bloodylite]

What epoxy exactly are you using? and how well did they hold up? im looking to make something like this soon (possibly). Thanks! (i noticed that this question was asked a few times and i couldnt find an answer so i asked myself.) btw, I can understand you perfect. better than some people i know who ONLY speak English!! I love the vids, keep at it!

[@Cignas6]

hey Gavko. I couldnt stand looking at my very first knife purchase which was a Gerber LMFII...lol. I have disassembled the rubberized handle and am working on replacing the handles with maybe a wooden with glow in the dark liners or fillers in thos case because it is a stick tang. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. love your work! I would even love to send the blade to you and let you work your magic...! Cheers!

[@JBK52596]

Thanks For The video, i was just looking at some custom ones, They turned out nice,

[@thomassmyth65]

heres a good question for you, would it be possible to make micarta scales with glow epoxy bolsters? that would look amazing!

[@newsphotoman007]

Nice job as always. keep up the great job.

[@Troop66Guide]

how did u do the one with the holes, and tht is pretty kewl, i might try it with a cheapo neck knife and if i can do i put some spots into my other knives so i can find them in the dark, i got tht charge tti comin in the mail, so watch out for a review

[@digitalmunky]

To make life easier... you can use clean clay (use sulfur-free to minimize potential headaches) , it will help seal off areas you don't want exposed to the resin (such as the blade)... Also, a bit of hot glue along the bottom of that tape would have likely stopped that leaking resin at the bottom... It's all about preparation... The less cleanup you have to do with the handle, the less likely you'll be to damage the blade. Also, when mixing up the resin, just use small wax-free paper or plastic cups. Make sure the GID powder is thoroughly mixed into the resin (otherwise you'll have clumps) so that you don't have an uneven glow. Good luck and thanks for the video.

[@Cignas6]

im def doing this to my bk13! Love the glow in the dark. i might even add a red or green metallic tinge to it

[@HFTWITUCIPAU]

how would you do that?

[@Cignas6]

u van get metallic shavings from any craft store. i will do this and show a video when im done.

[@HFTWITUCIPAU]

KnifeFan ah cool

[@Troop66Guide]

@gavkoo epoxy is some strong stuff, i dont think u will have a problem with it braking because its soft enough to flex a lil under pressure the only problem i could c is getting scratches on it because its softer then some other materials, maybe u could make some glow in the dark insert in the micarta scales for ur berreta lol, i just watched tht vid

[@TheBlazewizard]

How durable are these handles. Nice video btw

[@aitora979]

Great tutorial! Thank you!

[@vampire847]

what kind of epoxy is that? and does it work good for big blades?

[@BigFish6839]

Can you take the handle off your knife and press in i some sort of clay and poor the epoxy glow in to the mold?

[@hinckleypoland]

Very cool Mike!

[@ShawDAMAN]

not something I would do (personal taste ;) ) but it's undeniably cool and this was a great tutorial. thanks man. I would do it for somebody else haha.

[@blackieblack1847]

Thanx for the vid. I've learnt something new.

[@gavkoo]

lol, thank you. im trying to share everything i learn myself with others too

[@E1337N3SS]

So is a quarter of an ounce of this powder enough for about three inches of handle? (Esee Candiru) The quality looks great, but USAKnifeMaker's powder is about a quarter of the price. If I can do one knife with a quarter ounce, I'll just get the good stuff, but if I end up having to pay like $30 in powder, I think I'd rather stick with g10 scales .

[@ianmclean8953]

Could this be mixed into micarta has led during the process at all?

[@Troop66Guide]

@gavkoo antoher thing i thought of with this is to take like a toilet paper roll or just some rolled up paper and fill tht and suspened the knife in tht so u have extra and can make a hidden tang and some kewl curves to it, and fill ur hand, kinda like a mora knife

[@Livefreeman]

I will try this on my bicycle. great idea

[@randy5520071]

That was ok the way you did handls they turned out good just sub. to your channel like your videos have a blessed day and to all Randy.

[@survivalyongsters]

Are there any techniques for folding knife scales like the rat 1

[@GuyTatt]

dude... ty for that vid, learned a lot.

[@Halfmoon67]

Very interesting vid! Thanks for sharing!

[@mccullenj]

How durable are the expoy handles?

[@mk196a]

curious on how they hold up

[@666deadmanwalking]

Gorgeous !! :) ... but u should invest in some Chaingloves ;)

[@brutalbrital]

how long does the glow work for??

[@aitora979]

What model was that Condor knife?

[@TheMotorick]

Outstanding! Thanks.

[@gavkoo]

when i was doing this, i used much less powder then epoxy. i think the instruction said 10:1 ratio

[@muddieddesire]

damn!! awesome vid! amazing!

[@stefkuscov45]

with which to mix the powder?

[@bloodydishtowel]

I second this, I want some for my Bk9

[@puckmeharder]

excellent!! thanks for shareing

[@Prometheus1111]

great video. thank you.

[@senatortrout]

@gavkoo what would you use to curve the handle?

[@paulballard6771]

Can someone tell me why you need glow in the dark? Is it for if you loose it in a dark place?

[@shanikameekins]

paul ballard for those hunters or outdoorsman if you drop the knife in the dark its easy to find

[@slaylen]

that and parties, make a balisong glow and it's hella cool

[@ER720]

Awesome !!!

[@TmouniTidio]

JOB DONE :P nice video

[@eiward]

Amazon has a six ounce bottle for less than $20

[@MrShawnsUtube]

Thanks for sharing

[@LedZeppelin13k7]

awesome man! definitely going to try that on my becker necker.

[@campingmaster2004]

It glowes better when you put it under hot water

[@cadenaek3066]

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[@mondays89]

It's nothing against you but it bugs me for some reason when people say tapes. It's supposed to be just tape even if it's a lot of it.

[@TERRORoftheLORD]

Interesting...

[@scottbell9681]

Glow in the dark knife handles.

[@sjforgedknivespakistan7340]

nice

[@alessandrothugknifeforhate4517]

I love you gav ! Fuckin genius

[@bestamerica]

' nice to make glow knife,,, but remember no knife in the airport

[@DAVENMEMPHIS]

cool

[@grebo121]

May I cut someone else?

[@richardpeake2139]

Ruff!

[@scottbell9681]

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