Kizer Mini Sheepdog Ti (choil mod)

Agartha Audio

Agartha Audio

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Just got this in yesterday, cut the choil last night. Really improves the ergos for me, and very little cutting edge removed (less than 1/8") - that big ole flipper tab got reduced drastically in the process. Action is still the same - nice dialed in detent, if a bit on the softer side, drops shut w/ the slightest shake. This guy slices like a beast too! A keeper for sure.

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Question please. Considering a sheepdog but hearing some bad reviews about weak detents making the knife not fully deploy. I have no issue with softer detent and not really a fan of bust a finger hard ones either, but do want the knife to deploy reliably.

So, what’s the truth on these?
 
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Mrgauth said:
Question please. Considering a sheepdog but hearing some bad reviews about weak detents making the knife not fully deploy. I have no issue with softer detent and not really a fan of bust a finger hard ones either, but do want the knife to deploy reliably.

So, what’s the truth on these?
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The one I have has about the best detent and flipping action of any flipper I have owned, jets out of the frame very fast.

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And Agartha Audio Agartha Audio your mod looks great, what did you use to do that as I need to do the same to mine now!

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Yikes that had to take some time to do for sure, but looks like it was worth the trouble.

These mini-sheepdogs really cut well, I find I use mine more than I thought I would.

Thanks,
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I opted not to lose any of the edge and just knocked down that big block of metal to a more reasonable shape, I am sure that the designer came up with that to be different than the rest and it shows, but for my use and carry, it just seemed to blocky for me.

I had a coarse 6" grinding wheel that I used the corner of to grind in the area and then finished it with a smoother stone on my Dremel setup, came out smooth and still flips great.

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as compared to how she was

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G2
 
I ended up going further, and chopping off the flipper tab, reprofiling the blade for a slightly pointier tip, and then stonewashed and oxiclean darkened the scales:
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Nice, the one thing I also did on mine was to cut in some jimping on the lockbar as it was beveled and highly polished which made it hard to get a grip on to unlock the blade!
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Looks like on the frame lock you have more of a purchase so might not be as bad, but on the liner lock, it was just silly, a cut off wheel on my Dremel and the area looks like it was made that way and a much better traction to help unlock the bar.
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Okay who do I have to pay to get this done on my Sheepdog? It looks so much better with a choil for sure
 
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