Yeah I think it would look really cool with some knurling but I would have to find someone that can do it. I've been using it for about a week now and it's actually not slippery at all when wet I think it's because the surface isn't fully polished. The handle is made from a block of heat treated aluminum so it's really hard and really dense. The added weight makes the motion of lather building very fluid because of the momentum and the denseness of the metal actually helps retain a bit of heat.