Can these poles be cut?

[Owl]

Hey Ns,

So i have a pair of these salomon brigade poles (in red and black) and I was looking to cut them down just a little bit. My only dilemma is that the top part of the shaft has a leather like contour and was wondering if maybe this will affect it's cut-ability? Here is a link to the poles : http://www.salomonfreeski.com/caus/ski/poles/poles/brigade.html Hopefully someone can give me some advice whether i should just go for it and try to cut them or if it's not worth it at all.

Thanks

 

[BWalmer]

you can probably just cut through the leather with a hacksaw, that's what you're gonna need in order to cut the poles anyways.

 

[Owl]

ya. the main thing im worried about though is getting the grip back on... like if theres a section at the top were theres no leather so if i cut it i wont be able to fit the grip back on....

 

[BWalmer]

if that's the case then you can measure out the length of the uncovered part before you cut, then after you cut take a regular knife and cut that amount of leather off so you expose the pole underneath.