Beckerhead Knife Making and Modification Thread

[1066vik]

learning occurred today - one of the lessons was: mig welding dissimilar thickness steels when the temp is below 30 sucks
second lesson was: HTing thin steel when it's this brisk out sucks even worse.
assembly & construction went well, kept it rustic/used looking so it'll look good enough hanging on the wall in a buddy's brewery.

 

[The Warrior]

Pretty dang cool man.

 

[1066vik]

thanks.

 

[GeofS]

Nice job!

 

[boostr]

I'm stripping the coating off my 10 and 11, and my question is on how do you keep the steel from rusting between the scales. They both have Micarta. Just rub it in with mineral oil once in a while?

 

[1066vik]

leave the paint under the scales?

 

[boostr]

leave the paint under the scales?

Oooh boi, a little late for that.

 

[Creaky Bones]

I'm stripping the coating off my 10 and 11, and my question is on how do you keep the steel from rusting between the scales. They both have Micarta. Just rub it in with mineral oil once in a while?

leave the paint under the scales?

1066vik is right. That's what I usually do. If I do strip the entire blade I usually tape off the blade when I'm done and spray the handle with clear enamel or something similar before I put the scales back on.

 

[boostr]

1066vik is right. That's what I usually do. If I do strip the entire blade I usually tape off the blade when I'm done and spray the handle with clear enamel or something similar before I put the scales back on.

Great Idea, thanks

 

[The Warrior]

A little too late, but you can see how I do it here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/mild-bk2-mod.1393307/#post16057350

 

[Creaky Bones]

Great Idea, thanks

if you're picky (I am) you can run the tape down onto the handle, then put the scale over it and cut around the scale with a razor blade and remove that part so the paint only goes where it will be under the handle.

Edit- opposite of what The Warrior did

 

[boostr]

A little too late, but you can see how I do it here: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/mild-bk2-mod.1393307/#post16057350

Thanks. That 2 came out really nice Dubz

 

[The Warrior]

Thanks. That 2 came out really nice Dubz

Thanks man. All that work, just to put it in my BOB, woo hoo.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Idk if it was mentioned, but greasing the handle under the scales with vaseoline works ok too.
I do it with my bk62

 

[JoshSkaarup]

I just force a patina on anything I strip the powder coat off. Or play with chemicals.

This was a method I stumbled upon some years ago. Hydrochloric acid, rock salt, and copper sulphate on a Condor Kephart

 

[boostr]

Thanks man. All that work, just to put it in my BOB, woo hoo.

Lol, but all that work kept you out of trouble...

 

[eveled]

I got a good deal on a Buck 113 Ranger skinner. I figured it would be a good urban daily carry option. It’s a nice little knife with a good sheath.

Turns out the grind is a little wonky at the choil. It’s a sweeping grind with a curved grind line. Making for a very thick edge right at the sharpening choil. What makes it worse is as the knife wears and is sharpened down even a little the problem will get exponentially worse.
View attachment 1083965

To my eye the grind line goes to the wrong side of the choil. The sharpie mark is were the grind line belongs. View attachment 1083961

 

[eveled]

So my OCD kicked in and I “fixed” it with a dremmel tool. Keep in mind it is also a convex grind. A lot going on in that small triangle just in front of the choil.
View attachment 1083962

 

[eveled]

View attachment 1083963 Then I added thumb notches. Recessed the lanyard hole added a lanyard with Buck anvil bead. Sharpened to an acceptable level. Ready to use finally.

 

[The Warrior]

I have one of those that my fil gifted me. It is a NRA model, complete with a stand.

Like so: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/nra-buck-knife-edition-model-113-415990030