Love the look! It came out so good. Wasn't really a fan of the deka. Even though I knew the handles were short (I have big hands) and kind of flimsy feeling....I didn't realize just how off it would feel to me. After a little while I stored it away.

I loved the blade shape and it magnacut and I really didn't want to give up on it. Enter Original Goat. I decided on the pattern and I wanted a custom color (H265) with black splatters on what reminds me of a pattern that'd be on the side grips of a pistol. Which is the only bad thing I can say having it with the cerakote is that the paint pretty much fills in the micro milling but the bigger part is still fine which is what I liked about it anyways. And I got the stocky because I have large hands and the deka was just a but too short. So even though I'm not going to use the lanyard hole now it's the perfect size for my hand.

The deka is super light...which is the point of it. But it's to the extreme of being super cheap feeling also. I wanted some more weight to give it some additional heft. So I chose to get the backspace as well. I have to admit the aluminum spacer does little for the weight but looks good on it none the less and I'll take every gram I can get.

Overall, the OG scales are super nice and just what this knife needed for me. I topped it off with an aftermarket clip and now I can confidently say this knife is going to see a lot more pocket time. Also, it's worth noting that it was going to be a 8 week lead time I think. I got it in like half that time. Thanks OG!!

I bought a Hogue Deka V2 in magnacut but the scales felt like they were made out of a Nerf football.
Someone I get advice from gave me this company’s website. I had heard of Original Goat and what they did. So I wrote to them on Instagram and boy did they deliver. Got aluminum scales with milled lines going in one direction for the middle and at each end finer lines cut in a different direction. I also noticed the milled lines in the middle were milled again so they feel like but aren’t aggressive like Jimping and speaking about Jimping they added to the scales that weren’t available on the nerf scales!
All that for $60 and the knife feels like a $300 knife now. If you want to change your knife scales do yourself a favor and choose ORIGINAL GOAT! Customer service excellent!

I bought the Deka v2 and I was surprised at how light and dinky the original scales were. It's a magnacut blade, so I understand where you make cuts for the price point. However, these scales were exactly what it was missing. Better weight and center of gravity. Better grip overall. It feels like a regular knife now. Not a lightweight version. Easy to install. I had a small issue with the pivot, so watch the install videos. Overall, a great purchase.

These scales are perfect. Great style and I was impressed with the fitment. The flat black coating matches the coating on my hogue deka. Thanks.