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That looks very nicely done!Used to be a half serrated tanto. Now plain edged spanto.
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I've posted this one on a few threads. It was originally created by Gravelface. I liked it so-much, that I had to have my own Dark Knight-version of the Scout.
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It's cool, but what did you do?I've posted this one on a few threads. It was originally created by Gravelface. I liked it so-much, that I had to have my own Dark Knight-version of the Scout.
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I took a DLT 'green exclusive' Scout apart. Aside from the green 'grivex' scales: all the hardware is black. Then took the extra regular Scout I had in the collection, apart for it's black scales. Then, I created a black-version, just like Gravelface's.
After combining these two, this is the black-on-black hybrid version:
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That looks fantastic! Just one question: where's your opening mechanism?
Thanks.
It's still a manual opener. It opens easily with a flick of the wrist (my preferred method), but it can also be opened by thumbing the end of the blade (red arrow).
I wanted the cleanest, most streamline look possible so I ditched the thumbstud.
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The folding stiletto has been my favorite type of knife for over 40 years now. I resisted buying a Tilite for many years because I preferred the more traditional style stiletto. But eventually I decided to go ahead and buy a Tilite 6, and I'm very glad I did, as it quickly became my favorite...
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I dig it. What did you fill the thumbstud hole with?
I used the aluminum mandrel from a "blind" pop-rivet the same diameter as the hole. The issue I faced was that one side of the screw hole is countersunk to accommodate the head of the screw. My hope was that the round head of the mandrel would fill out that space when hammered. But it turned out there wasn't enough material in the head to completely fill the space, as a result there's a small gap around the mandrel in the hole.
In one of the original pics I posted in the thread I linked, it looks like the mandrel is sticking out past the surface of the blade (pic 1 below), but it's an optical illusion. It's flush, but with a gap (pic 2). The other side of the hole/mandrel was easy to get completely flush and full.
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Very nice!I took a DLT 'green exclusive' Scout apart. Aside from the green 'grivex' scales: all the hardware is black. Then took the extra regular Scout I had in the collection, apart for it's black scales. Then, I created a black-version, just like Gravelface's.
After combining these two, this is the black-on-black hybrid version:
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Whoa, that looks amazing!I used the aluminum mandrel from a "blind" pop-rivet the same diameter as the hole. The issue I faced was that one side of the screw hole is countersunk to accommodate the head of the screw. My hope was that the round head of the mandrel would fill out that space when hammered. But it turned out there wasn't enough material in the head to completely fill the space, as a result there's a small gap around the mandrel in the hole.
In one of the original pics I posted in the thread I linked, it looks like the mandrel is sticking out past the surface of the blade (pic 1 below), but it's an optical illusion. It's flush, but with a gap (pic 2). The other side of the hole/mandrel was easy to get completely flush and full.
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Very cool, good idea. I would love to see someone create an improved pocket clip on the large Luzon. Personally I think it is the weakest point of the design.
Trimmed and reshaped the scales on my Luzon to make a window breaker mod
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Agree on clip
I'm gonna try use a clip from a cheap knife or maybe some hard plastic to reinforce
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Ram inlays for the Survivalist (please dont mind the gaps 
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Ram inlays for the Survivalist (please dont mind the gaps
Very cool! I wish I had even half the talent you guys demonstrate in this thread. I have quite a few ideas, some might even be okay ideas, but zero talent to make them a reality. Nice j9b!
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How did you get rid of serrations?Used to be a half serrated tanto. Now plain edged spanto.