The “Can’t leave anything alone” Thread

[Danny Linguini]

I know I can't compete with your expensive knives and mods but I usually modify my Opinel knives.
I lower the tip, add a sharpening choil and sometimes modify the handle.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11vpaUFwk-vwDSmxXMbGwUx91jP7iL6HQ/view?usp=drivesdk

Price/cost doesn’t matter, it’s all about making it better for you. Nice job!

 

[DrubieG__MimicKnives]

It is a Spyderco Police Knifecenter Exclusive Hap40/Sus410 dyed black and acid etched and stonewashed


Hasn’t been sharpened yet. And not sure if I wanna acid wash the hardware or bronze them..

Edit: Or maybe I’ll leave the hardware alone?………NAH!

 

[Jdottinger]

Put some AWT scales on my mini adamas. I prefer this feel more than the original holey og scales.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Looks way better too Jdottinger nicely done. Love the color too.

 

[norcalAF]

Not my modification, but an excellent handle recontour on this military I received in trade from a member here winnerone23

 

[BartHarleyJarvis]

The new ludt was screaming to be a manual button lock. The fullers aren’t quite deep enough to get good purchase but here’s the work in progress

Ludt button lock

 

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Update to making the manual LUDT - added studs since I can't get enough purchase on the fullers. The bearings it runs on have loose balls and I couldn't be bothered to keep placing them with tweezers while working this out. Currently on washers which feels surprisingly good.



action videos here

https://imgur.com/a/3WLNuEO

 

[LimpCroissant]

Update to making the manual LUDT - added studs since I can't get enough purchase on the fullers. The bearings it runs on have loose balls and I couldn't be bothered to keep placing them with tweezers while working this out. Currently on washers which feels surprisingly good.



action videos here

https://imgur.com/a/3WLNuEO

Awesome job man, very cool!

 

[fishface5]

Kunwu Chad - modified blade and handle but also reduced the thick internal liners bc it's a heavy puppy!

 

[el gigantor]

This thread is very inspiring!

 

[ourgon]

Civivi Nitro V blade in Vision R frame. View attachment 2287158

Does it work without any extra mod? I like original Vision but also that FG has NitroV blade.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Does it work without any extra mod? I like original Vision but also that FG has NitroV blade.

It does not drop in, no.

 

[ourgon]

What had to be done, to fit FG blade?

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

What had to be done, to fit FG blade?

Bushing spacers. The FG has a bearing race in the blade. The R has the bearing race in the scales.

 

[Chronovore]

So I decided to try Ultem with this Kubey Doris. Now I get it. This stuff looks cool and has a friendly feel in my hand. I don't just mean the milling or texturing but the thermal feel. It's nice.

As for mods, the top surface and the transition to it were pretty good but the outer edge where it drops was pretty crisp. I went around and smoothed over that transition. I didn't take care to make it pretty and only took it out to 200ish grit, but Ultem seems to sand very well. It's amazing how much ergonomic difference can be made by just rounding over hard edges and corners.

I also deleted the forward lock-bar jimping. Like a lot of other modern knives, this one followed the trend of having jimping protrude out past the scales like little teeth. I've never gotten a real benefit from that and it usually just creates a row of tiny hot spots. So I got rid of them. I also recessed the surface to match where my thumb or first finger tends to hit it on the close.

The detent is a little strong, which is perfect for thumb or finger flicking off the hole. Unfortunately, that plus aggressive spine jimping makes the front-flipper a little tricky. For instance, I can only reliably use one method of front-flipping this one. This highlights my general dislike for multiple deployment methods, as I rarely find knives that are tuned perfectly to all of them. I decided to leave the lock-bar tension as is.

 

[BartHarleyJarvis]

After spending a short amount of time with the mordax I knew that flipper had to go - opened up the finger choil and added studs. The plan is an acid wash after stripping the cerakote and debating on bronzing the stud

 

[Centermass]

So I bought this beautifully made knife of 1095 and walnut/micarta from the wonderful Tony Mont , and decided I’d make an IWB sheath for it. The sheath turned out pretty good, some lessons learned along the way (not my first rodeo, but I’m a definitely out of practice. It’s IWB anyway, no one’s gonna see it during use). During that process, I noticed my repeated fitting of the blade into the leather was wearing off the acid finish he applied to the blade (which I loved BTW). As I had ruined his handiwork and was kicking myself over it, my fix was to polish the flats of the blade out. Got it somewhere below mirror at this point with some grind lines and forging marks still visible (I think I took it to 1200 wet). While I do have finer grits to use on it, I’m all out of elbow grease for a while. As a carrier/user, I may not go further… but the curiosity will likely get the better of me later.

I just hope Tony doesn’t mind me corrupting his work/artistic vision!

 

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Added studs to the servo. Not my first choice of studs but they’re the only ones that would work. The pucker factor was high during the drilling and reassembly.

 

[RBB2]

Swapped the steel detent for ceramic on my GiantMouse REO. Hoping it will break in quicker and smoother.

 

[norcalAF]

View attachment 2518908

Added studs to the servo. Not my first choice of studs but they’re the only ones that would work. The pucker factor was high during the drilling and reassembly.

Paging mitchnola !