Scott works out of Olympia, Washington. The majority of his sales go through his Etsy shop at CrookCustoms.Etsy.com. He does not make knives. He makes the small, carry-oriented pieces that go with them, and his signature product is a multi-colored layered/stacked EDC lanyard bead set. His wife calls the style “bling for blades.”
GripX™ is the material he uses most for those beads. He has worked with micarta, G10, and resin. GripX is the one that looks and feels different.
“I like GripX because it is different. The GripX looks and feels so different from your traditional Micarta, G10, or resin beads.”
“My GripX beads are fun and different, and paired with my in-house glow material makes a stunning combo.”
He freehand grinds and finishes every piece, so they are never perfect and never identical. The quality he chases is that they still look good in the hand and on a knife. Finishing is progressive. He starts at 60 grit on the belt and works up to 400, then takes it by hand to 1200 grit. The last step is a non-hardening wax from Knife Handle Supply to protect the surface and make the color pop.
“Paired with your favorite knife Crook Customs GripX beads make a killer combo.”
He makes because he likes making. Sales and reviews still surprise him.
If you want to see the beads, start at CrookCustoms.Etsy.com
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