Adding a P'kal wave to Massad Ayoob?

mark greenman

mark greenman

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Hi there STR, looking forward to my 941 Lo-rider. :D

In the meantime, I've been doing a lot of daydreaming. I was wondering, would you be able to add a threaded, removable wave-post to my Spyderco Massad Ayoob? It would either be the same one that is used on the Spyderco P'kal, or some custom made one if that's your preference. This thing is by far my favorite full size spyder, but it's been loosing pocket time to the Pkal, mainly due to the deployment speed. If it had a removable wave feature, I could finally strop buying knives and sell off most of my collection, 'cuz I'd have the perfect knife. Let me know if we can make this a reality.

Thanks!
Mark

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Nope. The blade is harder than the tap. You would do all your threading before hardening.

STR
 
Hi Mark,

You could try and all a zip-tie to the Spyderhole. I've found some Spydies respond better than others.

Just my 0.02
 
Ok- this just occured to me- how about a non-removeable wave post? Basically, a drill hole in the blade spine, with some little metal rod glued inside. Would that be possible?
 
You could just cut a bit of the opening hole to make a hook that would wave all day..
If ya did it right it would still work for opening no prob too.
 
Its actually more complicated than just threading the hole. Drilling the hole the correct size is the bigger problem. I've managed to find #44 carbide drills which are close to the right size but they are too big in diameter for a 2-56 screw size which is the size I'd need to thread in that tight a space. I have not ever found a number #48 carbide to drill hardened steel and thats the size you'd need to even make the hole to thread. Then of course the steel is so hard that in all liklihood the threader would just break off and probably get stuck in the hole making a mess. If it were carbon steel you may be able to anneal the spot to drill the hold and thread it but I'm not going to be the one to do it if anyone asks. Messing with the heat treatment is something I really am not comfortable with.

I don't mind the reprofiling because I can control all that and take it slow, keep it cool and basically fix anything I may mess up even a little. I tend to stick with those type jobs where I am comfortable and know if I screw something up that I can still make it all just peachy keen in the end. With this type job I fear it could get hairy so I shy away from them.

STR
 
Oh well then, I'll just keep practicing the 'ol thumb flick for this one.

Thanks for the insight,
Mark
 
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