A "pimped" thumb disk.

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I quite often get asked if I do any sort of thumb studs when I do knives for folks and the answer untill now has always been "not really, no".

I was putting an edge on my Umnumzaan when I had a moment of inspiration. After the initial pain of thought wore off :p I went and made one of these. This one is made from black G-10 and as you can see has the o-ring set in to it.

I have been using this one for a little over a week and it's worked fine so far. I made it more of an oval shape just to try and make it a little different from the original thumb disk and also to make it a bit more stream lined. The o-ring does add traction and softens the feel of it quite well. (obviously on the Umnumzaan the o-rings work as shock absorbers as the thumb studs work as the stop pin on that knife) That is not the case here but the idea when doing stuff for knives is to make something different. I'll need to see how they hold up over a couple of months of use before I offer them on the knives I do though, also they are rather nippy to make given they have to be done totally by hand.

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You better have dropped one of those in with the Red scales!! :mad::eek:
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Lycosa said:
You better have dropped one of those in with the Red scales!! :mad::eek:
:D:thumbup:
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Umm, err, I must have dropped it on the way to the PO. :foot:

If I make more I suppose I can do you a red one.;):thumbup:
 
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Yea, the .45 thumb disks are real nice :cool: The only problem is I can get a couple of boxes of .45 for 60 sheets.:p
 
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Let us know how it holds up. Too bad Carbon Fiber is so expensive.

To truly pimp it out, we could use a gold anodized screw (black and gold/West Point colors).

Maybe a red iridium insert for Lycosa.

I'd be in for a few.
 
Nice the way it is. Make it too fancy and the next thing you know, people will want to add jewels. Hum, Wiliam Henry Emerson. Sounds like a politician.
 
dragonram7 said:
Let us know how it holds up. Too bad Carbon Fiber is so expensive.

To truly pimp it out, we could use a gold anodized screw (black and gold/West Point colors).

Maybe a red iridium insert for Lycosa.

I'd be in for a few.
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I've got plenty carbonfiber the only thing is I think it would look a bit "off" unless the scales are carbon fiber too.
Black on black g-10 looks good but if you start using other colours or materials it starts to get a bit busy looking.

I'll try a green g-10 one for my Persian and see how that looks. :):thumbup:
 
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