Anyone modify a Swabbie?

[JD Miller]

https://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/180

Cut and grind all the pointy crap off and round them

Make it into a classic shaped Parang ?

 

[Pàdruig]

This thread might help:

http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/swabbie-mods.1472299/

Its in the Ka-Bar forum

 

[JD Miller]

I knew someone had to do it ...

 

[The Warrior]

Creaky Bones did a nice parang mod on one as well.

 

[KingMC]

This thread might help:

http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/swabbie-mods.1472299/

Its in the Ka-Bar forum

Yup, it's a Ka-Bar knife so it seems reasonable there'd be a thread over there.

 

[The Warrior]

Yup, it's a Ka-Bar knife so it seems reasonable there'd be a thread over there.

He posted it in the Becker forum too: http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/my-own-becker-parang.1472336/

 

[KingMC]

He posted it in the Becker forum too: http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/my-own-becker-parang.1472336/

Still not sure why considering it's not a Becker, but we're all friendly here so I can see why he did.

 

[The Warrior]

Still not sure why considering it's not a Becker, but we're all friendly here so I can see why he did.

Wondered the same thing myself, when he posted it here. It may be because this forum gets more traffic than the other does.

 

[Bladite]

pix or else

 

[DunkEm]

pix or else

 

[JD Miller]

 

[JD Miller]

Hey !
Does anyone know if that Swabbie's handle is solid metal or skeletonized?

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[Pàdruig]

It's solid metal, aside from the holes for the screws.

 

[Creaky Bones]

 

[The Warrior]

Nice work JD.

 

[JD Miller]

Creeky Bones, Nice job

Is the spine .250"(1/4") thick all the whole length or does it tapper thinner toward the tip with the flat grind? Got a top view spine photo?

 

[Boss1911]

I like what you have done, I'm very tempted to order a couple of these myself. How does the handle feel after removing the tang? I just bought a Parangatang and I'm having a hard time getting used to to handle. I have a couple of ideas in the works to make it more "Becker-ish" aka "Correct".

 

[JD Miller]

I just ordered a discounted Swabbie from Kabar... cheap for a hunk of 1095-crovan

Should be a fun project to make into a parang

 

[Pàdruig]

Looking forward to seeing the ensuing transformation.

 

[JD Miller]

Allow up to two weeks for regular delivery